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Beyond the Horizon
I remember a waiting hall to new beginnings, The vertigo I felt, the solitude, the helplessness. I remember the bridge between two...
Mogjib Salek
Oct 2, 20241 min read
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Longing at Dawn
Would I ever see your face? Would I ever gaze into your eyes, Deep and dark as a black hole, Devouring me with love? Would I feel you...
Mogjib Salek
Jul 25, 20241 min read
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A Moment Longer...
It would’ve taken but a breath A moment longer for death To come ever near But a hand so bare Came out of nowhere To hold mine right...
Mogjib Salek
Jun 27, 20242 min read
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The Rich Penniless Man
Childhood shapes who we are. Isad remained unaware of the turmoil caused by his own upbringing—the deprivation in his immediate...
Mogjib Salek
Jun 20, 202413 min read
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A Drifting Ship
At my doorstep I met a drunken man, Bright eyes shone treasures of the mind. A drifting ship, anchor unbound, Swaying on the surface of...
Mogjib Salek
Mar 27, 20241 min read
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Illusory Time
As a child, I would try to picture moments before my birth, my parents', and my grandparents'. Eventually, I'd reach a time preceding...
Mogjib Salek
Mar 20, 20243 min read
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Embracing Transformation
Translating Rumi's work can be challenging, as it often results in capturing only one aspect of his multifaceted original text. Many...
Mogjib Salek
Mar 14, 20241 min read
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Infinite Echoes of Time
We are the source and the goal, In the past, no longer in control. The future may await, The dawn forgone, We remain, At the mercy of our...
Mogjib Salek
Feb 3, 20241 min read
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The Human Stamp
Diogenes walked through the city with a lamp, Weary of wickedness, on a quest for the Human stamp. 'Cannot be found,' they said, 'far and...
Mogjib Salek
Jan 12, 20241 min read
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From Colors to Kin
The fabric of our character is akin to a canvas painted with the various shades of our emotions. Human life, thus, unfolds in a spectrum...
Mogjib Salek
Dec 20, 20233 min read
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The Flights of the Soul
Rumi, a Persian poet, Islamic scholar, and Sufi mystic from the 13th century, fell deeply in love with Shams (Shams e Tabriz), a dervish...
Mogjib Salek
Dec 1, 20234 min read
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From Hope to Sadness
I looked down into myself. I saw a lunar landscape. Some vegetation being observed by young people. From a distance. A green area in the...
Mogjib Salek
Nov 10, 20233 min read
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Arundhati Roy, the Goddess of Greater Causes
She has the charm of a blessing, sparkling eyes, and moves like a teenager with a smile to dispel the haze of pessimism, thus lightening...
Mogjib Salek
Nov 10, 20233 min read
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Confutatis Malidictis
I went for a walk after a long festive season end of the year, which I managed to avoid by locking myself in at home. I felt the need to...
Mogjib Salek
Nov 6, 20235 min read
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Le Plastique, C'est Fantastique
Bang, bang, t'as le cœur à l'envers Bang, bang, you've got your heart upside down Just before you get too excited You know that to do the...
Mogjib Salek
Nov 4, 20234 min read
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