I live like a bird, so I can fly where I want

I fly from place to another looking for fulfillment

My wings carry me to the most loved ones

And I hear lots of words reverberate in the sky

Sad and hurtful poems from the talented poets

My mind is upset of everything

And my heart became like a wretched earth

Destruction, killing and all in noise

The faces of people are black from showing off

My wings don’t carry me from the severity of the calamity

Where are the people and the laughter of loved ones?

Where is the valuable talk that the speakers and writers disclosed?

From a distance, I see a ray of hope that warns

Are we going to get out of these burdens?

And whenever you fly in space

I found hope growing up to be strong

I am a bird, I cannot hide

I want a sky free from the epidemic

To tweet the most beautiful tunes for verses of poets

أعيشُ كالطَّيرِ فأُحلِّقُ حيثُ أشاء

أطيرُ منْ مكانٍ لآخرَ باحثةً عنِ الوفاء

أجنحتي تحمِلُني إلى أغلى الْأَحِبّاء

وأسمعُ كلماتٍ كثيرةً تدوّي في السَّماء

قصائدَ حزينةً مؤلمةً منْ أكبرِ الأُدَباء

عقلي بكلِّ ما يجري مُستاء

وقلبي أَصبحَ كالأرضِ الْجَدباء

دمارٌ وقَتْلٌ والكلُّ في ضوضاء

وجوهُ النَّاسِ اسودّتْ من كَثْرةِ الرِّياء

أجنحتي لا تحملُني من شدّةِ النّكباء

أينَ النّاسُ وضَحِكاتُ الأَحبّاء؟

أينَ الكلامُ القَيِّمُ الّذي أفصحَ عنهُ الخُطَباءُ والأُدباء؟

أرى من بعيدٍ بَصيصَ أملٍ يُستضاء

هل يا تُرى سنَنْفُضُ هذهِ الأعْباء؟

وكُلَّما طِرتُ وحلَّقتُ في رَحْبِ الفضاء

وجدتُ الأملَ يكبُرُ لِنُصْبِحَ أقْوياء

فأنا طيرٌ لا أقوى على الاخْتِباء

أريدُ سماءً خاليةً من الوباء

لأغرّد أجمل الألحان لأبياتِ الشعراء

About The Poet

Lara Zaid Kasem represents Al Mawakeeb School Al Barsha, in the Poetic Heart 2020. She is a poet and a Kanunist, Poetry is the music of the soul, and from her point of view the combination of poetry and music is happiness to her soul.

She wrote her poem “I live like a bird” imagining herself to be a bird flying in the sky and watching from above what’s happening on planet earth, and wishing for a better future. She describes how the bird as a fragile and delicate creature thrives to live in a peaceful and happy world to be able to sing and chirp happily.