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‘Oh, Stranger’ by Ahmed Nader Gretly & Mai Mostafa

I shed my skin like a slithering serpent, but unlike one, my poison deludes me. O’ fair stranger, how I tear that human suite apart, what pleasure! I burn, burn, burn like an avid sinner in the heart of hell, my skin turns … Continue reading

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‘I…” by Ahmed Nader Gretly

Time and time again; I flutter silently off the Radar of forgotten Reality. Day in and day out; I stretch my weary Wings which carry me  Away. Night after night; I stare into nothingness Until it stares back at Me. … Continue reading

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‘Reborn’ by Ahmed Nader Gretly

One must be destroyed, In order to be reborn. REWIND You’re covered in slime, Man in white slaps your bottom, You take a gasp of cold chemical air, And let out a loud cry of protest. Everyone congratulates the lady, … Continue reading

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‘What A Waste’ by Ahmed Nader Gretly

3:00 a.m. Monday, 5th   I had half a bottle of Bell’s scotch whisky a fresh cigarillo was lodged between the index & middle finger of my other weary hand listening to the rapid pulse of the earth and the vibrations of … Continue reading

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‘I Saw Her Face’ by Ahmed Nader Gretly

6:00 p.m Friday, 2nd   and behold I saw fear rolling down the street underneath my open window in ear-piercing silence like a thick dark cloud of poisonous gas hovering without a definite shape expanding and darkly defusing I felt like a perishable … Continue reading

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‘Ninth Circle’ by Ahmed Nader Gretly

2:00 p.m. Friday, 2nd just woke up from a dream about a dream that wasn’t much of a dream but a vivid projection of the reality I’ve strived to escape I tried to shake off these thoughts but they clung … Continue reading

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‘The Book Of Her’ by Ahmed Nader Gretly

2:00 a.m. Tuesday, 21st there’s a crack on the wall there’s a crack on the door the place was falling apart like my conscious mind getting closer everyday to its sorrowful demise I crouched in the center of my memory … Continue reading

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’9:44-9:44′ by Ahmed Nader Gretly

9:44 A blue earth orbited the sun, Like a marble suspended in space, Carrying billions of souls along for the ride. 9:46 Two lovers held each other, Whispering words of love and lust, Making promises and sharing secrets without shame. … Continue reading

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‘Not A Bad Dream’ by Ahmed Nader Gretly

I awoke one morning To the sound of an explosion, My heart went thump thump Inside my chest. I shuffled my feet, Ran to the balcony, And look to the sky, To find hundreds of planes Dropping bombs like hail … Continue reading

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‘To Hell With It’ by Ahmed Nader Gretly

I staggered amidst ashes of burning sin Stepping through seas of vicious thorns Eternally bleeding, But never dying.   The giant mallets hammered on my tainted temple Crushing my skull to a sickening crimson powder Eternally dying, But always reborn. … Continue reading

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