BARAKAT

“الحبيب موجود بس القلب مسدود”
“The beloved is there, yet the heart is clogged.”

They say life is a stone path,
they say it is for the tough,
for iron feet and closed fists.
So — are you hard enough?

We wait for love to touch us,
while our hearts are built
from cold bricks.

A flower closed to itself
will surely miss the spring.

A dove that flies into the sun
is bound to drop its wings.

Vulnerable is every beautiful,
gentle is every breeze.

Even the softest branch
holds the sky with ease.

Love belongs to the tender.
Love loves the brave.

Break your heart with a feather,
rebuild it with tears and crystals.
Shine from within —
lose it, so you win.

Let the river flow.
Pour wine over snow.
You know how honey is made —
but forget that you know.

Forget your names,
forget your games,
and take a chance
in the only dance
that makes sense.

Barakat