Dreadful Hearts

Dreadful Hearts

A Poem by Sami Khalil

Dreadful Hearts                       by Sami Khalil
My nights closely hide rusted knives made real
As I close weary eyes thinking of you
Small boats sail through brick walls head over heel
A brief sojourn in love, endlessly blue.

Truth is a bitter pill to swallow down
Beyond the veil, things look ambivalent
Leaving no room for hope in a boom town
Where lovers thrive mutually content.

My world is crumbling down, filled with rubble
Can't foresee a future without despair
Ravenous birds circling, bearing trouble
Abreast the death of me, slinking the pair.

Dreadful is the heart awash in much woe
Dealt with raw cards, wretched evermore so.

© 2024 Sami Khalil


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Sami, you are our modern day Shakespeare, my friend! What a pleasure to indulge the senses.

Posted 8 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

8 Months Ago

Wowzy woooo! Thank you so much dear poet and friend for this great opportunity and visit. Honored to.. read more
Such a haunting sonnet, Sami! Truth IS a bitter pill and many refuse to swallow it. There is a feeling of giving up....of drowning in sorrow. Well written. Lydi**

Posted 8 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

8 Months Ago

I agree wholeheartedly; so true and well articulated. Thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts an.. read more
an opening that grips and does not let go. there is anguish in these words and between the lines of separation from those we love and long to be with. emotively visual as you paint a wounded soul. most excellent piece of writing.

Posted 8 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

8 Months Ago

Wow! An honor indeed sir Pete coming from you. I can't thank you enough. Be blessed!
This is wonderfully dystopian and surreal, haunting as one of Lord Byron's sonnets. It was a pleasure to read it. F.

Posted 8 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

8 Months Ago

Wowzy woooo! Thank you so much Fabian for this wonderful review and sharing. You are appreciated.
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A lovely sonnet, Sami. First one I have read in my brief time here. The woe you write of is all too familiar to me. There are different causes for heartache and heartbreak but all leave the same despairing impression on us. Our hearts take a beating and our world crumbles under the weight, yet somehow it keeps beating away and pining for more love. The heart is a magnificent conundrum. I appreciate the effort taken to write this form in words that effectively and delicately display your intentions. Well done, Sami. 🙏🏻

Posted 8 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

8 Months Ago

Wow! So true and well articulated. Thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts and experiences with .. read more
Your finely metred sadness is so well controlled, Sami... 'don't know how you were/are able to create this poem if true. Otherwise utterly empathic if fiction. ' My nights closely hide rusted knives made real - As I close weary eyes thinking of you '

Posted 8 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

8 Months Ago

I love those lines too;I can't divulge secrets more. I'm so glad you enjoyed this sonnet filled with.. read more
emmajoygreen

8 Months Ago

As long as they reach gentle eyes and kind hearts is what matters, Sami.
Sami Khalil

8 Months Ago

OMG! So true and well articulated.
Dark, romantic, heartache. This is written so well 👏 🙌 💛

Posted 8 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

8 Months Ago

Gracie millee dear poet and friend. I'm so glad you visited and shared. Much joy seeing you.
Sorrow and despair are hard on the mind and heart. They can make us feeling like we are drowning in a quicksand

The rhyme scheme makes this fluid with its flow. The vivid images allowed me to feel the heartache deeply

Posted 8 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

8 Months Ago

Howdy do! So true and well articulated. I agree wholeheartedly. You have summed it up marvelously. .. read more
Poetic Beauty

8 Months Ago

You are welcome. Love and passion are magical
Sami Khalil

8 Months Ago

I agree wholeheartedly. Gracie millee.
Powerful use of emotion and imagery.

Posted 8 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

8 Months Ago

Wow! Thank you so much dear poet and friend for this wonderful review and sharing. You are appreciat.. read more
This is so Poe-ish....he would read this say to himself..."Did I write this? It sure sounds like me."

Those ravenous birds...are they black? Do they appear mostly in a "Midnight dreary"---?

"Weak and weary"?

Posted 8 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

8 Months Ago

Hehehe! All wonderful things you say and compare. He is one of my faves. Thank you kindly sir for sh.. read more

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Added on March 3, 2024
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