Day 5: Somali Beautiful by Ahmed Knowmadic

She is Somali beautiful
and barely understood
described as war torn
but none looked past it
like they should

She is broken and has scars on her cheeks like Mogadishu streets
and has the equivalence of a voyage from Juba to Bosasso on her feet
Even though she has seen defeat
I always find she never fails to
gift her Kismayo Smile as a treat

She knows war and has been a battle ground for love for many years
but her beauty still remains
Felt the drought of affection from her peers
but the sparkle in her eyes is the hope of better days

Freedom is written in her movements like the residents of Hargeisa
Been the Queen of my kingdom for what seems like centuries
and I would never replace her

She is ignored too often but her spirit
continues to live like that isn’t the case
We are the port of Barbara with a history you can never erase

When sad,her tears flow the equivalence of Shebelle and Juba
but has a never ending smile because she knows It’s a sunnah

Sometimes she acts like we aren’t part of the same puzzle like Djibouti
but we can never be parted like Prophet Moses did to the Red Sea
But when she needs it I give her space cause her looks can be deadly

Much like our people she knows how to put up a fight
but never fails to show up when times get dark like stars in the night
I tried to stay strong but  eventually
fell like the government of our people
Her tribe is love and goes all the way down to my bones
so we will always be equal
And if our movie was to end today
She said “Insha’Allah Jannah will be our sequel”

Because she is Somali beautiful
and barely understood
described as war torn
but none looked past it
like they should.

Ahmed Knowmadic

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