The Assassination of Longing!

This morning is weary,
exhausted by squatting
on the platform of waiting.

In vain it searches
for the secret of absence,
and rummages
in the ambiguity of words,
asking the letters:
Who assassinates the glimmer of longing,
Who tears the bond of promise
from the calendar of the exciting night?
For the evening is now weary,
No stars,
No moon,
No love,
No dreams! Everyone gasps for breath in the void,
And the void follows the void,
Grabbing its jaws wide,
Devouring hopes and joy!
The question remains tormented,
Lamenting at the end of the question:
Does love rust?
And how do the flowers of reunion die?!
And why does distance sprout leaves
On the branches of absence?
Nothing is clear here,
Except my crucified question,
In the pain of lips:
(Whyyyyyyyyyyyy)??!!

Poet/ Aisha Al-Maharabi Aden City Republic of Yemen Bachelor of Philosophy, University of Aden Married and a mother Worked in the field of teaching Participated in several Arab festivals in Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, and Jordan Hobbies: Reading and writing in the field of poetry and literature My works have been published in several Arab and foreign newspapers, and I have had several press and radio interviews. – My poetry collection, “Master of the Evening,” was published in 2013 by the University Publishing House, Yemen. – “And the Daisy Breathed” was published in 2014 by Khalid Ibn Al-Walid Publishing House. – “How to Tame Longing” was published in 2014 by Al-Jeel Al-Jadeed Publishing House. – “Stuck Behind the Eyelids of the Homeland” was published in 2017 by Fikra Publishing House. – “Peace Be Upon You, Dawn” was published by Abrar Publishing House in 2019. – “And Madness Has Its Meaning” was published by the Poets on the Window of the World Foundation for Culture and Creativity in 2023.