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Dancing with Sisyphus

Jul 12, 2025
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Even if you return,
even if you breathe life
into all you have burned,
even if you break the fall,
arrest the surge,
quell the rush,
heed the turn,
you will still reach a day
when every brick you laid,
every home you built,
every heart you sheltered
has withered away.
Even if you return.

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Omar Imady
Omar Imady

Written by Omar Imady

Poet / Novelist / Historian / Syrian / American / Exile / Javaphile / Gastronome / Aerophobe

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