Broken families
abandoned pleas
naked hearts
Lives apart
Fleshly fires
Erotic desires
Unhealthy taunts
Morally gaunt
Envied possessions
Craved obsessions
Secret lives
Discontented wives
Dishonest gain
Innocence slain
Unexpected danger
Forbidden stranger
Blame shifted
Judgement sifted
Guiltless lies
Rueful cries
Pulsating masks
Hideous tasks
Secrets found
Deception bound
Justice denied
Arrogant pride
Ironic integrity
Fading veracity
Forgotten grace
Impulsive haste
Disillusioned reign
Suspicions stain
Death eager
Life meagre
Self consumed
Sorrow groomed
Degradation accepted
Values molested
Ethics scorned
Life mourned
Salwa Samra © 2010
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Salwa Samra
Salwa Samra is a New Zealand-born, Australian Lebanese author, poet, cultural critic & investigative researcher, anchored in a Christian biblical worldview, shaped by a profound reverence for poetry, history, philosophy and relevance.
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