When you’re away
I confess
That the earth rotates
The wind blows
The windmill revolves
When you’re here
I confess
That the solid dissolves
The Colors of the rainbow glow
The world spreads its warmth
I bare the unbearable
The daily, the normal and the formal
And that all things sparkle
When you’re here
The sun’s light sneaks in
When you’re here
The world’s on fire.
Written by : Faiha Abdulhadi
Translated by: Dima Abughazaleh