Dark Beauty
Sa'id 'Aql
Dark Beauty, childhood dream!
Resistance of the stingy lips—
Do not approach me, but remain
An alluring idea for the future
When you pass, earth awakens
From its heavy slumbering dream
The tiny window of her hope
Illuminated by your gleaming smile
Dark Beauty, remain for me
The most remote of pleasures
Remain a longing on my lips
A wisp of vision in my eyes
Remain elusive, like tomorrow
To which death will beat us all
(Author's Note: I hope you enjoy this story and where it ends up going. Each chapter title is connected to the action in some way and I invite you to guess in your reviews at what the names are. If you can guess any of them correctly, I'll be happy to do you a little writing favor like take a request or something like that. Think about this poem as you read. Enjoy!)