Dracula



Protruding, rebelling against the lips,   
the long, pointed, ill-fated fang stared at me,   
(in spite of awkward attempts to hide it).   

Stealing adolescent glances,   
I dreamed it pierced me, pushing deep in the base of my neck.   
I bit my lower lip, flushed,   
but not before blushing under its spell.   

Yesterday,   
Yesterday when he smiled at me, with teeth in perfect alignment   
          (dentistry can work miracles),   
I turned my apostate face,   
and squinting, pretended to watch passersby.   

About this poem

Source: Poetry (April 2009) TRANSLATED BY SHAWKAT M. TOORAWA

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Written on 2009

Submitted by Drone232 on May 26, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAX XXXX XXXXA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 517
Words 90
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 5

Salwa Al-Neimi

alwa Al-Neimi studied Arabic literature in her native Syria before moving to Paris in the seventies to pursue degrees in Philosophy, film, and theater. She has published four collections of poems, a collection of short stories, and a novel. more…

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