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She Remembers~ By Nassima Ouaaz

2/18/2015

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She used to know how his eyes looked
but now all she knows is how a frown feels
on
naked breasts
because she is no longer his

He unravels his truth
bared in his grin
of a man
living in sin
of demise and cold shoulders

For no apparent reason
does he
let go
of something so pure
and gentle to his touch

But the man of sin
wouldn't let her in
for he was afraid
of losing his beguiling security

And then he lost her
slowly giving in
to more sin

The sin was all him
consumed in it
left alone in a bare grin

And when she looks back
she remembers
how his eyes looked like
trapped in a frown
with no bare breasts
for comfort to be found


Author Bio:
Nassima Ouaaz's coffee stained lips and determined attitude for ambition keeps her staying alive since her immigration from Algiers, Algeria at six-months-old. With her warrior ways for freedom, she uses creative expression like writing, dancing, singing, acting, and cooking as forms of catharsis. Discovering her natural style for prose poetry, Nassima educates others to analyze their perception for inner peace. Her goal-oriented mindset will help her finish her last year at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. In hopes of working on various publications, she travels for life's adventure and remembers that there is no sleep till Brooklyn.
1 Comment
Will
4/9/2015 02:46:38 am

I knew this girl. She's even more beautiful then her poetry.

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