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Go away disappointment!
I have been in love for two years
It has been so much appreciated
By my friend and relations
I have wanted to marry her for love.
I have given all my love to her
I have given all my pictures to her
I have given my heart to her
I have always been thinking about love for her
I am still in love with her
But the result is disappointment
Go away disappointment!
Abdulmalik Moh’d Shaba · 1994
EDITOR’S NOTE
Originally published in Citizen on 31 January 1994, p. 38. This diplomatic transcription preserves the wording and lineation verified against the archived page.