عبد يونس لافي
The Hidden Sorrow- قصيدة بالانكليزية
Abd Y. Lafi
عبد يونس لافي
Did you not know
that even at rest, we remain weary?
We force laughter
but conceal the sorrow hidden deep.
We breathe sighs till they groan
and from the groaning of the chest
they've perfected the art of moaning.
I'm amazed sweetness lingers
while bitterness fills our mouths
and grief sits heavy on our brows.
Tribulations come, one after another
disturbing our peace,
a burden we bear, that weighs us down
and troubles us deeply.
A heavy weight we've grown tired of
yet it’s become part of us
we accept it… it accepts us
we follow it… it follows us.
Wherever we go, we go together
we've grown accustomed to one another
we keep a covenant between us
but how can the covenant hold
if we break the oath?