ﺟَﻮَﺍﺏٌ ﻋَﻔْﻮِﻱ
ﺳَﺄَﻟَﻬَﺎ ﻣَﻦْ ﺗَﻜُﻮﻥ؟ .
ﻗَﺎﻟَﺖُْ ﻟَﻪُ :ﺍﺗْﺮُﻛْﻨِﻲ
ﻻَ ﺗُﺤْﺮِﺟْﻨِﻲ
ﻭَ ﻻَ ﺗُﺴِﻲﺀْ ﺑِﻲََََ ﺍﻟﻈّﻨُﻮﻥ
ﺃَﻧَﺎ ﻣَﻦْ ﻋَﺎﻫَﺪَﺕِ ﺍﻟﺰَّﻣَﺎﻥ
ﻭَﻟِﻌْﻬْﺪِﻩِ ﻟَﻦْ ﺗَﺨُﻮﻥ
ﺃَﻧَﺎ ﺑَﺴْﻤَﺔٌ ﺳَﺎﺣِﺮَﺓٌ
ﺫُﺑِﺤَﺖْ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺃَﻋْﺘَﺎﺏِ ﺍﻟﻈِّﻞ
ﻭَ ﻏُﺴِّﻠَﺖْ ﺑِﺪَﻣْﻊِ ﺍﻟﻌُﻴُﻮﻥ
ﺃَﻧَﺎ ﺯَﻫْﺮَﺓٌ ﺫَﺑِﻠَﺖْ ﻗَﺒْﻞَ ﺃَﻭَﺍﻧِﻬَﺎ
ﻭَﺧَﺮِﻳﺮُ ﺍﻟﻤِﻴَﺎﻩِ ﻓِﻲ ﺃُﺫُﻧَﻴْﻬَﺎ
ﻳَﺒْﻜِﻲ ﺣَﻈَّﻬَﺎ ﺍﻟﻤَﺸْﺆُﻭﻡ
ﺃﻧَﺎ ﻣَﻦْ ﺗَﺎﻫَﺖْ ﻓِﻲ ﺩُﺭُﻭﺏِ ﺍﻟﺤَﻴَﺎﺓ
ﺗَﺒْﺤَﺚُ ﻋَﻦْ ﺻَﺪْﺭٍ ﺣَﻨُﻮﻥ
ﺃَﻧَﺎ ﺳَﻄْﺮٌ ﻓِﻲ ﻗَﺼِﻴﺪَﺓ
ﺷَﺎﻋِﺮٌ ﻣَﺠْﻨُﻮﻥ
ﺭَﺛﺎَﻧِﻲ ﺩُﻭﻥَ ﺃَﻥْ ﻳَﺪْﺭِﻱ
ﻭَ ﺩُﻭﻥَ ﺃَﻥْ ﻳَﻌْﺮِﻑ
ﻣَﺎ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟﻘَﻠْﺐِ ﻣَﺪْﻓُﻮﻥ
ﺃَﻧَﺎ ﺑَﻠْﺴَﻢٌ ﻟِﻜُﻞِّ ﻗَﻠْﺐٍ
ﻭَﻗَﻠْﺒِﻰ ﺑِﻄَﻌَﻨَﺎﺕِ ﺍﻟﺨَﻨَﺎﺟِﺮِ
ﻣَﻜْﻠُﻮﻡ
ﺃَﻧَﺎ ﻣَﻦْ ﺗَﺴْﻬَﺮُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻴَﺎﻟِﻲ
ﻋَﻄْﺸَﺎﻧَﺔٌ
ﻭَﺍﻟﻤَﺎﺀُ ﺍﻟﺰُّﻻَﻝ ُ
ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺟَﻨَﺒَﺎﺗِﻬَﺎ ﻳَﺤُﻮﻡ