Few poems by Mahmoud Darwish💕

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To mark my 300th post, I'm sharing a collection of poems by Mahmoud Darwish. His powerful words offer deep insights into love and separation. Enjoy! I love you despite the nose of my tribe, my city and the chains of customs. But I'm afraid if I sell everyone, you will sell me and I'll return with disappointments. 'I felt like my homeland was occupied again.' Out of my ignorance I called you a homeland, and I forgot that homelands are taken away. Drink your coffee, embrace the silence, do not take people seriously, do not take life upon yourself, do not exaggerate your emotions, and do not please anyone against your will. Don't befriend me for a day, and leave me a month. Don't get close to me if you're going to leave. Don't say what you don't do. Be close or get away. A University degree, four books and hundreds of articles and I still make mistakes when reading. You wrote me 'good morning' and I read it as 'I love you'. Poetry an...

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I actually pay attention to the weirdest things in terms of nice gestures for example filling someone's cup when you fill yours, walking alongside of them or pausing every now and then for them to catch up with you, showing them what you know now if it's something they'll need to know tomorrow, being gentle because you know they need it, CONSIDERING THE INCOMING DESIRES OF THE ONE YOU LOVE, you don't need telepathy you literally just need to notice.

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