Poetry by Ameenah Zughbi

 Dream
 
 My eyes paint mirages of us together
 My mouth paints pretty words that have never been said
 Uncertainty surrounds what lies ahead
 The future is but a blur

Wind
 
 I tell the wind my greatest secrets
 I feel her lift them off of my shoulders
 it is she who carries them out to foreign places
 Places where people do not belong

Silent Whispers

 Too faint to understand
 Too loud to ignore
 The more I try to listen
 The less I hear
 Too light to let go
 Too heavy to hold
 I go about my day
 There it is again
 Calling me
 Whispering more and more
 It is only heard by me
 But how will I ever know

Winter Adventure

 A blanket of snow covers the streets of Paris
 The colorless sky watches over me
 The wind howls a melodious call
 Cappuccino foam clings to my upper lip
 A book in my hand
 My grandmothers cashmere keeps me snug
 An adventure within an adventure
 My inner peace blooms
 Painting the entire city with vivid hues

5 Haikus
 
 1. No Longer:
 Mist instead of rain
 Just enough to brush my skin
 You are barely here
 

2. Heart:
 It was once much more
 Now an organ that decays
 Love no longer fills
 

3. Time
 Flipping to the next
 Cannot look into the past
 Gone before you know
 

4. Silence
 Silent like the stars
 A sign of abandonment
 Scars to tell stories
 

5. Eyes:
 Look into her eyes
 Glimmering like an ocean
 Doorway to her soul

Ameenah Zughbi is a PCCC student majoring in English. A recent native of Little Falls, NJ she enjoys writing poetry, reading, and traveling. This is her first publication.