Ancient Migrant is one of Charbel Baini's books translated by Mirna Nihme

MADNESS

-1-
My madness is stronger than their madness
My madness is stronger than their madness
When they become crazy I would be crazier
And when they quieten down as usual 
I would see the tears in their eyes
-2-
A cursed coincidence brought us 
To a world which did not approve of my arts 
My poems, it said: to fire
My thoughts what thoughts!
And to leave a memory 
I got mad and tore my clothes 
I was sliding on my knees
They were all happy and congratulated me 
On my crazy championships
-3-
I socialized with them 
Though with the company, 
The personality changes quickly
And it does not do me any good 
No matter how I screamed how I turned
No matter how I became drowsy 
I will remain inside their country 
And my kids looking similar to their kids
-4-
That past which still hanging 
On the gallows of the blue dream 
Hatched before me flowers
And I am still waiting to hatch
Like someone making his tomb a bed, 
I slept not feeling the day
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