Poems 1-5

Forever is about a year if you've noticed.

Today, I'll present to my two or three viewers the poems I've recently written for a person whose name you don't need to know.

What Would You See?

By Nabeed Hassan

Does the would no longer

Value intelligence?

We realize after so long

That at us no young womanwould ever look

Not with endearment,

Nor affection,

Neither with love

Or even kindness

No, they go after the guys

Who think they're badass

Conceited, taking the world for granted

Laughing at the nerd,

The geek,

The fat kid,

The anomaly,

Backed up by conceited friends

Attracting hordes of stupid,

Superficial women.

Think, for once,

If you looked at the outcast,

What would you see?

If you could look at him

And he could lock eyes with you,

Who would look away first?

Oh, young miss,

Has it ever occured to you

That this outcast

Is afraid of you?

Why is he afraid?

I'll tell you.

It's because he can't imagine

Having a relationship

With popularity and beauty incarnate.

Although her heart is soft,

Considerate,

And kind,

He doesnt know,

And so,

He shuts his mouth and looks away.

If you would perchance

To have read through this in pity,

Drop it.

Kind as you may be,

I don't accept pity-It's worthless to me.

His parents decreed

He should never have

Any relationship outside of the faith

Esteem whittled away so,

He nearly cried, brain surging.

And now every time he looks at her

He nearly cries, brain surging,

Masking pain with a smile

Knowing that he gazes upon

That which

He can never have.

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Poem #2

Gentle Breeze

Oh, this be that lovely day

When the birds are chirping

Love does its work

And leaves a trail of unfulfilled dreams.

When livid flower blossoms

Spring from the young, green

Apple trees,

And when hearts are young

Ant the great yellow sun

Holds a constant seventy-nine degrees

When the busy bodies

Do their work

Like humble little bumble bees

And the aroma in the air

Fresh and green and minty,

From the young mint leaves,

On this lovely day,

I hope and wish

That, like a gentle breeze,

She'll come to me

With her locked up her heart

And hand me the keys.

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#3

'Till I Do Myself Apart

Not a day or night

Passes by

Without me thinking

Of what you think of me.

Upon my waking hour,

I spend ten minutes grinding,

Grinding away at my teeth

With a brand new toothbrush,

Combing my unmanageable hair

And frowning at the mirror

And heading to the gym

And working out till my muscles tear apart

It's not your fault

That I inflict change upon myself

I only want to look better in your eyes

To be better

To SEEM better

To be a better asset to you

In those times of stress

And your time of need

All you need is ask.

Come to me,

I'll offer what knowledge I have

To give you help and consolation

To be a person to lean on,

To be there for you

With your pained and aching heart

I'll be your guardian angel

'Till I do myself apart.

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#4

Tricks of The Eyes

Have you ever seen

That sparkle in a person's eye

When they're in love?

Of course not.

Cheldren know nothing of love.

All physical, hormonal attraction.

Wen you're truly in love

The loved seem more beautiful

Than everything else.

You fill with joy

When you see them

Just to be in their company

I, too, feel lucky

Just to be in your company

And see your beautiful face,

And know that you're

A friend of mine

And know you're not just a trick of the mind,

And hear your voice,

Delicate and lighthearted

And know it's not just a trick of the ears,

And see your beauty,

Radiant among the gray,

And know it's not just a trick of the eyes.

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#5

Understatement

By the rain as it falls

And the water it gives us

And the young green of the leaves

And the deep blue skies above us

By the pulsating waves

And the warm, tan sand

And the migrating birds

Flying quickly as they can

By the wide, open fields

And the sunlight as it tickles your face

And the heron as it circles in the air

With its aerial grace

By the off-white moon

And the trees that climb high

And the great wind above

Letting out a silent, windy sigh

And the subtle glow of the stars

So far away from here

And the air

we hold so dear,

To say you're as beautiful as the earth

Is an understatement.