ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺩﻫﻰ ﻗﻠﺒﻲ ﻓﻘـﺪ ﺃﺑﺼﺮﺗـﻪ
ﻓـﻲ ﻫـﺬﻩ ﺍﻷﻳـﺎﻡ ﻏـﻴﺮ ﺳﻌـﻴــﺪ
ﻓﺎﻟﻬﻢ ﻳﺴﻜﻦ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺠﻮﺍﻧﺢ ﻛﻠﻬﺎ
ﻻﺯﻟﺖ ﺃﺣﻠﻢ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺤﻴﺎﺓ ﺑﻌﻴﺪﻱ
ﻟﻢ ﻳﺪﻥ ﺣﻠﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻔﻮﻧﻲ ﺇﻧﻤﺎ
ﻳﺠﺮﻱ ﻟﻴﻘﺒﻊ ﻓـﻲ ﺳـﺮﺍﺏ ﺑﻌﻴـﺪِ
ﺃﺗﺮﺍﻧﻲ ﺃﺣﻤﻞ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻬﻤﻮﻡ ﺟﻤﻴﻌﻬﺎ
ﺣﻤﻠﺖ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﻓﻮﻕ ﻃﻮﻕ ﻭﺟــﻮﺩﻱ
ﻭﺃﻧﺎ ﺃﺭﺍﻭﺩ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻴﻢ ﻟﻌﻠﻪ
ﻳﺤﻨﻮ ﻋﻠﻲَّ ﻟﻜﻲ ﻳُﺨَﻀْﺮَ ﻋﻮﺩﻱ
ﻟﻜﻨﻪ ﺍﻟﺤﺰﻥ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﻘﺘﺎﺗﻨﻲ
ﻓﻴﻈﻞ ﻳﻘـﺼﻲ ﺣـﺎﺟﺘﻲ ﺑﺼـﺪﻭﺩِ
ﻭﻳﺰﻟﺰﻝ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ ﺍﻟﺤﺰﻳﻨﺔ ﻛﻠﻤﺎ
ﺷﻌﺮﺕ ﺩﻣﺎﺋﻲ ﺗﺤﺘﻤﻲ ﺑﻮﺭﻳﺪﻱ
ﻓﺎﻟﺼﺒﺢ ﺃﻓـﺮﺡ ﻭﺍﻟﻀﺤﻰ ﻳﻐﺘﺎﻟﻨﻲ
ﻟﻴﺘﻲ ﺃﻧﻌﻢ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻌﻴﻢ ﻣﺪﻳــﺪِ
ﻻﺯﺍﻟﺖ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﺗﺠﻮﻝ ﺑﺄﺿﻠﻌﻲ
ﻭﺃﺧﺎﻑ ﺣﻴﻦ ﺗﺼﻴﺒﻨﻲ ﺑﺠﻤﻮﺩِ
ﻓﺄﻗﻮﻝ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﻟﻌﻠﻲ ﻫﺎﻫﻨﺎ
ﺃﺣﻴﺎ ﻭﺃﻣﺸﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺩﻳﺎﺭ ﺧﻠﻮﺩ
ﻭﺃﻇﻞ ﺃﺧﺸﻰ ﻣﻦ ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻲ ﻛﻠﻤﺎ
ﻗﺪ ﻃﺎﻝ ﻓﻜﺮﻱ ﻫﺎﺋﻤﺎ ﺑﺸﺮﻭﺩﻱ
ﻳﺎﻟﻴﺘﻨﻲ ﺃﺩﺭﻱ ﺑﺴﺮ ﻣﺪﺍﻣﻌﻲ
ﻓﻠﻌﻠﻬﺎ ﻳﻮﻣﺎ ﺗﻔﻚ ﻗﻴـﻮﺩﻱ
ﻳﺎ ﺃﻳﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﺐ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺬﺏ ﺇﻧﻨﻲ
ﻣﺎﻋﺪﺕ ﺃﺩﺭﻙ ﻣﻮﻃﻨﻲ ﻭﺣﺪﻭﺩﻱ
ﺃﺧﺸﻰ ﺍﻟﺤﻴﺎﺓ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺳﺒﺤﺖ ﺑﺒﺤﺮﻫﺎ
ﻭﻛﺬﺍ ﺃﺧﺎﻑ ﺍﻷﺧﺮﻯ ﻋﻨﺪ ﻭﻋﻴﺪِ
ﻳﺎﻟﻴﺘﻨﻲ ﻗﺪ ﻋﺸﺖ ﺟﻬﻼ ﻣﻄﺒﻘﺎ
ﻛﻲ ﻣﺎ ﺃﺣﻄﻢ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺤﻴﺎﺓ ﺳﺪﻭﺩﻱ
ﻛﻲ ﻳﺴﻜﻦ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺡ ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻴﻞ ﺑﻤﻬﺠﺘﻲ
ﻭﻳﻈﻞ ﻛﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﺮ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻌﻴـﺪ