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ورثنا أشجارا

ورثنا أشجارا
مخلوعة جذورها
أشجارا مزروعة
بعیدا عن كرومها الأولى
في تراب مرطب بدماء ودموع

ورثنا أشجارا
ملویة أغصانها
أشجارا مزدهرة
منحنیة الى دفء الشمس الشدید

ورثنا أشجرا معطر نوارها
بنكهة الحب والحنین
وحین تثمر
تذكرنا بطعم موطنها الأصیل

 

We Inherited Trees

We inherited trees
with roots uprooted,
trees planted
far from their original orchards
in dirt damp with blood and tears.

We inherited trees
with twisted branches
trees flourishing,
bent towards the warmth of the scorching sun.

We inherited trees
with blossoms fragrant
with the scent of love and longing,
when they bear fruit,
we are reminded of the taste of their original homeland.



Iman Alzaghari is a Muslim Palestinian American from California. She holds bachelor's degrees in Arabic and Linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley. Iman is an avid reader, and is passionate about language. She runs @arabicnerd, an Instagram account focused on Arabic and Arab-American literature.
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29 Apr 2024

The Lightning Road cuts far across the Cosmos, a streak of dazzling gold amidst the star-studded void.
daily you suppress it and ride the shame / like a surfer rides a monster wave,
somersaulting in continuous turns
two wolves lope / behind the Atlantic
The thing is; I don’t set out to write neurodivergent characters. I write people – fictional people who are drawn from the people around me, the way I experience the world, and my understanding of these experiences. Too bad if other people refuse to afford my experiences as being real or relatable.
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