EAST blames WEST and WEST renounces EAST,
Each celebrating its peculiar feast.
One proudly mourns the laureate days by-gone,
The other hails the Light of its rising dawn,
Each discovering its profitable path
Through struggling ideological wrath.
Cautious , suspicious , intolerant mood,
Unforgiving temper, ungrateful food:
Matter and spirit reciprocating awe,
Unearthing Satan's arm to break God's law,
Heritage wrecking, queerly constructing,
Yet pondering, wondering lamenting.
Haunting PAST! Leave me in PEACE!
Disturbing PRESENT! Where to, please?
Here I tremble, fearing tomorrow's fold,
Amazed , dazzled, deceived by Silver and Gold.
Yet move must I, willy-nilly, led or misled;
So, MERCY on my shattered fate be shed!
By Mohamed Abu Talib (Moroccan Poet)
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