“Expressions
Unexpressed” by Zuhair Abbas
O how can I cry, how can I
cry
When I’m so shy, why,
I’m so shy
The tear trickling from my
eye reveals what I am
The redness of the tear
tears my heart away
O what should I do, what
should I do
Can I not express myself the
way I want it to?
O why why why
I cannot cry
On day when I bled so bad
Why, that very day I was so
sad
Can I ask myself why why?
I am so shy
When I see the raindrops
falling from the sky
I wonder and ponder how and
why
Then I know the cloud weeps
so hard in front of all
So why shouldn’t I cry of
all
But why why I am so shy
And why why I cannot cry