THE BRIDGE

In the Face of Darkness, We Rise! by Ajwa Urooj - Pakistan

Yesterday,
Where was the burden of unfulfilled desires
And the broken dreams still whispered in the air.
Where the pain of past defeats lingered
And the shadows of darkness, once looming,
Still haunted our every step.
We all stood alone,
Watching the sun set
With faint smiles that masked the weight of the past.
But today,
Let’s make a promise
With a gentle smile
To welcome the new dawn...

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The Breath of Hope (1st Position-5th International Writing Competition) by Dieter Bruhn - United States

Open up your heart and lungs;

Breathe the breath of hope.

The pathway’s there before you;

Just climb upon the rope.

 

Pull harder than you ever have;

Escape the depths below.

Breathe deeper than you think you can,

As toward the light you go.

 

Too many things have pushed you down,

They’re heavy on your soul,

Making you feel broken,

And far from being whole...

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Eclipse (2nd Position-5th International Writing Competition) by Ayesha Abid - Pakistan

As the moon scintillates in the stygian night,

She whispers some silent words,

Pearls stream down her forlorn eyes

Her sight imperceptibly blurred.

 

Her faultless mistakes snooze on the bed,

she curls down on the floor,

Her body shivers as the lightening thuds,

then silence knocks the door.

 

As the glorious sun glimmers in her room,

With the noises of the birds,

She wakes up to the blaze of dawn

Her thoughts perplexed and whirled...

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Yellow Paint (3rd Position- 5th International Writing Competition) by rabeeya khawaja - Pakistan

The bleakness of November settles 

like dust on yellow paint. 

I wish to paint, but I do not find time. 

Over the days, the paintbrush will harden

like the pages of a book 

left alone, to the rain. 

Waiting out each minute

for something to ward off

the gray and angry storm,

or soften its rigid touch

to yellow paint... 

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