A Glimpse Within

By Khadija Al-Shangiti

My book is about seeing things and feeling them from my own perspective. In my book, I write not only my personal experiences but also how the experiences of those who are dear to me affect me. My poems are written to reach out to readers. I go deep within myself and expose my personal feelings and some experiences in hope that readers will relate and know they are not alone.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris AU
• Release date: Sep 10, 2014
• ISBN: 9781499014723

Book preview

A Glimpse Within

Paper thin,

Is the layer you’ll find

Between my soul and skin

Flipping each page

Of this worn-out book

Damaged with age

Twenty-two years

Of hidden pain

Caressing each crack

Would you keep going?

Would you turn back?

Read me slowly

Look in between the lines

Licking your lips

After each word

Believe in what you’ve read

Not what you’ve heard

I let you pull back

Every other layer

Hoping that you care

It’s where I am

Where I’ve been

I’m in no haste

I won’t show you all

I just give you a taste

I show you a layer

So paper thin

A part of me

A glimpse within

Sand

You are broken glass

From fire you turned to ash

Inside you burning flames

A player with many games

You feel like sand,

Seeping through my fingers

Out of my fragile hands

You are extraordinary!

Yet, yourself you cannot carry

What becomes of a grain of sand?

Pearls and diamonds,

Under sea and on