Ahmed Miqdad: “My Loyal Cuctus”

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My loyal cuctus,
I’m sorry to leave you alone in my balcony
I have no excuse except being forced to go to the south
Under the barrage of heavy bombs,
Frightening explosions and thousands of martyrs.
I’m sorry again to let you encounter the terrible days and nights,
Witness the destruction of my surrounding neighborhood
And let you face thirst for more than a year without a sip of water
But I was there hungry and starving like you
When I came back
I found you still stalwart
Only some scars on your body
As a testimony on the merciless soldiers.
Let me hug you tightly and console you
Because your thorns more delicate
Than the hypocracy of humanity.