By Nouha Habouria – Tunis
The world of its colors is bereft
Nobody is here. Everybody has left
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I must start The Quest
But where’s the rest?
Nobody
Neither in the East nor in the West
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I miss the feast
Or some sounds of life at least
Bad fortune
Fortuna, Aphrodite, and Apollo were slaughtered by The beast
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Today
Is Mother Earth’s birthday
Yet, Mother Earth
Is not celebrating with mirth
Its residents did not recognize its worth
Extinction was the distinction of the end of the story
So sorry
So sorry for they did not worry
About the end of the story
They lusted, blindly, for glory
Now, Mother Earth is hoary
Witnessing the end of the story
No glory
The end is grim, ghastly, grisly, and gory
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They blew out the candle flame
Darkness was the result of their unbridled thirst for the unholy fame
This is how ended their War game
Each of them says: I’m not the one to blame
Yet in the dreadful tragedy’s cast,
They are all the same,
The villains of the game
“Harmony, Democracy, and Peace were the aim”
That was the claim
Now, the world is lame
Humanity sunk in shame
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Callous voices are all I remember
Greed, revenge and selfishness blinded both the offender and the defender
And none of them accepted to surrender
The earth’s heart was torn apart
And there was no mender
I wander, I wander, then I wonder
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Why?
I look around me
Everything is dry
Even my eye
It can no more cry
Of all what happened
I feel so shy, but I have to try
Dear Earth,
It won’t be a good-bye
We won’t turn a blind eye
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I promise that I won’t stop my quest
For those who still have merciful hearts not ruthless stones in their breasts
I won’t have a rest
Till I find the rest
Then I’ll request them to join my quest
People from the East,..People from the West
I’m calling for your help with zest
On earth, we are all residents not guests
To save it
We must do our best
On earth, there shall be no oppressed, no suppressed, no depressed and no distressed
By our earth, the galaxy shall be impressed
With its residents, it shall not be cursed but blessed
Unconditional love and eternal peace are my request
So, join me in my quest.
Video of Nouha Habouria performing her poem “The Quest.”
