46 Quotes by Hanna Abi Akl

There are no superheroesIn this part of the worldOnly mercenariesWho’ve held their breathsFor so long

Let me feelThe beating of your heartSo that IMay feel again

Sometimesa manhas to fightso hardfor lifethat he forgetsto live it.

Forced wordsAre as sinfulAs the next thingBut it is either thatOr losing my mind

I didn’t share their pain. I didn’t share the pain of the children being bombarded in the region I came from, I didn’t share the cry of the Arabs, the liberty chants of the good and the gay and the faithful, the audacity of the newcomers with a champions’ mentality to pioneer and innovate and excel in a foreign country harboring average hopes for the lot of them, or at the very least, the majority of them.

Tonight I will sleep in my bedKnowing she has landedSomewhere far from hereBut in my mindWe are still sitting in that small cocktail boothMy hand holding hersOur hearts connectedAnd me WhisperingIn her ear:WhereverYouGo,GoWith allYour heart

NowEven the best pagesEndIn dust

Through drunken holinessI still heard your voice

And I’d like to thinkShe’ll be holding my hand againAnd whispering to me:It’s aLongLife,We’reNotDoneYet