A Stranger Poem by MOHAMMAD SKATI

At home or abroad I feel the same Simply because I don't find any difference anytime... When I am at home, I feel like a stranger among my folks... When I am abroad, I have the same feeling of being always like a lone stranger... This feeling of being a stranger at home or abroad Hurts me deeply and even deeply into my heart... I can not get out of that situation permanently Due to many things that I ignore anytime... It's difficult to be alone and it's difficult To feel like a stranger At home and abroad... It hurts me deeply in my feelings and in my emotions To be like this for ever and ever... Life, although some think it's very long, is but A short period of time... A stranger means to be in a situation that is different From what if you are closer to people anytime... It's difficult to feel like a stranger permanently At home and abroad Simply because life is not like this... It's not easy to change a feeling that rides Your mind permanently... Either you go like this or You have that feeling changed, but How? ! Life imposes itself on us to ride its currents Willingly or unwillingly... We are merely strangers and only passers-bye anytime... We might be able to change ourselves or We might stay as we are until we leave This world peacefully anytime, anywhere, and everywhere... We're always tied to our circumstances With or without any tangible reasons... We're merely human beings who have Feelings and emotions react positively or negatively Towards what's going on around us.... ______________________________________________________________________