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    Provoke
    Provoke
    Provoke
    Ebook84 pages34 minutes

    Provoke

    By Ziad Gadou

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    Provoke is a poetic translation of changes. Gadou attempts to comprehend what it means to be overwhelmed, translating stimulus into bite-sized metaphors. Gadou hopes the reader leaves Provoke with an innate desire to self-explore, and eventually: heal.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSail Publishing
    Release dateDec 25, 2018
    ISBN9781912924172
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      Provoke - Ziad Gadou

      PROVOKE

      Poetry Anthology

      Ziad Gadou

      Instagram: @ziadgadou

      Twitter: @zgadou

      Published by Sail Publishing L.L.C.

      First published in 2018

      Copyright © 2018 by Sail Publishing L.L.C.

      All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      ISBN: 978-9948-38-059-7

      UAE National Media Council Permit #: MC-02-01-4831164

      Age Classification: 17+

      The age classification for this book’s contents is set in accordance with the age classification system issued by the UAE’s National Media Council.

      The Book is printed via Jamalon Print on Demands facility in Jebel Ali.

      Email: info@SailPublishing.com

      Facebook: facebook.com/SailEMagazine

      Instagram: @SailPublishing

      Twitter: @SailPublishing

      boy blows out 6 candles

      resides inside the corners of his toy car

      builds make-believe roadblocks on the carpets

      cries when it does not get through

      boy blows out 16 candles

      saves rain for summer

      he is asked to turn frustration to muscle

      left jab to hustle

      so he writes about skirt rustles

      about provoking eyes and smoked muzzles

      boy blows out 66 candles

      decides to untie the knots in his jawlines

      slips his tongue to sleep

      safely beneath the shade, he exhales timidly

      thanks his teeth for clenching

      for unwinding with the wind chimes bending

      the bleak beneath his eyes is choked

      the empty ground swallows the smoke

      the ground is full

      no longer provoked

      1

      I AM

      not what a pen can endure

      not what your parameters can secure

      not the simple definitions or the complex brochures

      I AM 

      storm

      stirred within a breeze

      gentle as the ocean debris

      I AM

      5 am

      stalling for breath and not counting backward from ten

      I AM

      the streets of Cairo

      noisy and doubtful

      more than just a mouthful of prison cells and obituaries

      cold, in a handful of hands discovering hope in sanctuaries

      old but proud and ironic

      I AM

      outrageous and hyperbolic

      ready to verbally out-stake you

      mis-take you for lobotomy

      I AM

      the night in its silence

      the wandering mongrel of this city

      screaming unfiltered monstrosity

      advertising the struggle of the unheard

      to the unburdened herd

      dispersed in gluttony

      I AM

      rising prices and falling dice in

      scalps of lies and

      born with might and

      tired of fighting

      in snow and ice

      with goddamn ISIS

      I AM

      koshari and spice and

      everything nice

      I AM 

      the serial killer with pen and greed

      I AM 

      the blast outcast outlasting the hurricane

      the last king of Scotland more blunt than Mary Jane

      more do than die

      more hello than goodbye

      more try

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