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JooMatar
Young inspired writer tackling social topics and LGBTQ+ rights
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Cover image for post Sarah Hegazy, by JooMatar
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JooMatar
• 21 reads

Sarah Hegazy

Feeling free for a second

For the first time in her country

She broke the cage of silence

That was strangling her innocence

Raising the flag in public

Feeling like winning a war

A war against the society

That was closing on her every door

Screaming for those who can't

Supporting herself and her community

Singing lyrics against oppression

Couldn't ever feel happier

Came back home the same night

Everything arranged in her mind

Dreaming about a better future

Knowing that she did a step further

Woke up in a nightmare

Torture was her only breakfast

Electricity falling on her like water

And time wasn't going fast

They sent her back to prison

But this time with her body

In a cell where not even light can enter

Pain was her only surrender

Her body survived the fight

But her mind couldn't take it

The sky is better than the earth

She needed the sky not the earth

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• 20 reads

Allies

Saw the colors in me

When I turned off the light

Knew who I really wanted to be

A smile on my face they want to write

They are not a part of our community

But they understand our daily struggles

They have a mature and open mentality

Making us see life in better angles

Some people are not just friends

They are a part of your familly

In your relationships you see no ends

Enjoying moments, living life happily

Sometimes we get rejected

Many people turning us their backs

They'll make you feel protected

Going with you on the same track

They'll push you to the top

When your familly is taking you down

From your eyes no more tears will drop

On your head they'll put a rainbow crown

And when life gets brighter

They'll celebrate your victory

All of you were the fighters

The reason behind this glory

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• 59 reads

Adam&Steve

They burned rainbow flags

Just to turn them grey

Removing all their rays

Before going to pray

No proof is written anywhere

Just lies flying everywhere

Stop using it as a reason

To kill our civilization

People are dying of homophobia

Because of words written in some books

More toxic than the venom of a cobra

But to the cure they don't give a look

Saying that Adam and Eve got married

But no one was invited

It's just a story we tell to kids

Of it we can't get rid

Adam and Eve never existed

Believing in them is just insane

Maybe with two boys God have started

Or with two girls, living without pain

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JooMatar in Poetry & Free Verse
• 30 reads

Warriors

Every word they say hurts

Our innocent hearts may not stand it

Each bullet will destroy our shirts

From this life we may want to quit

Holding your hand is not easy

Hearing whispers in the background

They just know nothing about being happy

Blinded by what's happening around

If light could talk it may judge us

Our crime is being in love

Nothing that people should discuss

But in everything they want to be involved

Maybe i should be more independent

But doing such a thing is impossible

With you my happiness has no end

Everything for me becomes possible

Having you makes me forget the pain

Together we can win that war

Under the sun or under the rain

We'll always scream and roar

The only weapon we have is our flag

Holding it in the air proudly

They may want to call us fags

Our hearts will reply loudly

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Cover image for post Beirut Pride, by JooMatar
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JooMatar in Poetry & Free Verse
• 65 reads

Beirut Pride

Roads turned into battlfields

People screaming and shouting

There was no time to heal

Always needed to keep fighting

Many years later, the city got rebuilt

A war ended, but a new one started

People's minds covered in dirt

Their acceptance became blinded

Lost its colors many years ago

Nobody tried to bring them back

Darkness has started to grow

Even time lost its track

New generations came to this land

Trying to fix the past mistakes

With no weapons, only a flag in their hands

Asking for their rights, no matter what it takes

We may get banned many times

It takes time to build a country

They may see our work as a crime

But we'll always fight proudly

Let's raise our flags instead of guns

Let's show them how to love

Let's dance under the moon and the sun

Ourselves, let's be proud of

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Cover image for post Unconditional Love, by JooMatar
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• 124 reads

Unconditional Love

I’ve heard that many times

People who gave birth to you are the ones

That will love you the way you are

Even if you are living too far

The love of a mother is true

The heart of a father is pure

These theories aren't something new

But I can't trust them for sure

Been hiding from them for many years

The true reason behind my tears

Scared of telling them the reality

Their reaction may hurt me deeply

One day they will know everything

I'll pull the trigger with my own hands

Before even saying anything

The bullet will hit their heads

The dream of their life will be gone

Their hope and happiness will go down

At the end they'll have to adapt

But pain in their heart will be trapped

They may smile in front of me

But cry when I'm not here

They may be drowning in a sea

My smile will make theirs disappear

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Cover image for post Sinner, by JooMatar
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• 83 reads

Sinner

Two boys or girls trying to live their lives

Wanting nothing but to be happy

Ending up getting killed with a knife

By people that know nothing about life

A sinner, that's what they see in us

It’s like the same god they pray for

And the same one that was on the cross

Threw us on earth and closed the door

Their dream is to see us dead

Drinking our blood instead of wine

Eating our souls instead of bread

For them doing that is something fine

Eating pig is nothing but a sin

But ruining lives is a virtue

Smoking and drinking is forbidden

But burning our skins is a clue

Questioning Satan's sexuality

Thinking that hell was made for us

They all believe in this banality

Won't even let us discuss

Even the anti-christ would agree with us

Love is in our hearts and souls

The only thing that they have is a golden cross

But who cares about their rules

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Cover image for post Him, by JooMatar
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• 76 reads

Him

Used to live inside a room

With no capacity to bloom

Scared to face reality

Ignoring his true face and beauty

The door was always open

But he preferred staying inside

Scared to see his happiness stolen

Killing the breath of every desire

Finally he decided to leave

Avoiding his own grief

His eyes married the darkness

Couldn't hide his true face

Crossing the door was his first step

The first time he felt like himself

Struggling for years, asking for help

Finally he will be happy in his shelf

Nothing on the list of his needs

Except support and time to proceed

The first second out of prison

Already able to see the horizon

Comfortable in his own skin

Not wearing a mask anymore

Happy with people around him

Giving him the feeling that he's gonna win

Many questions may be asked

A lot of whispers could be made

But whatever happens

He will always be him

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