“In the Middle Eastern culture the arranged marriage is comparable to a degrading one-night stand, only with a religious cover.” — Amany Al-Hallaq Arranged marriage Copy Share Image
“He placed his arms on my shoulders. A lost child brought back to her mother. I put my feet on his feet,… — Amany Al-Hallaq Children Copy Share Image
“While you embrace my hips with your thighs. Words are speechless, yet our body's language speak all dialects.” — Amany Al-Hallaq Language Copy Share Image
“In your eyes, I furl my sail every night . . . yet my ship will never sink. عيناك ألف شراع ومركب تغرقني عشقاً ولا تغرق” — Amany Al-Hallaq Every night Copy Share Image
“You do not realize the value of homeland until you are oppressed and forced to leave.” — Amany Al-Hallaq Homeland Copy Share Image
“How would the letters have enough strength to fall off my fingers? How could my words caress the paper with tears of… — Amany Al-Hallaq Copy Share Image
“This is love: an experienced, infecting hand on an exposed, Deep wound. Chewing and wrestling the nerves.” — Amany Al-Hallaq Love Copy Share Image
“Two sides of the coin that will never meet: murder and God is the greatest.” — Amany Al-Hallaq God Copy Share Image
“I promised Amany not to love you. I did not realize that love authorizes and terminates from my heart. And between my… — Amany Al-Hallaq Love Copy Share Image
“Sounds of weeping and sobbing reverberated, deep, painful, as much as I felt it, it was heard. صوت بكائي ترددت أصداؤه بإنتحاب عميق ومؤلم ، بقدر ما أحسست به كان مسموعاً” — Amany Al-Hallaq Copy Share Image
“I approached you, and you whispered, “NO!” You resisted me, yet in your eyes, flesh craves bloody conflict. You came as a… — Amany Al-Hallaq Copy Share Image
“I need to hear your voice. I heard others’ voices and didn’t understand anything. I feel that people move their lips, but… — Amany Al-Hallaq Copy Share Image
“You left me, shuddering, in the snow storms like the frozen branches on the trees. تركتني أرتجف وحدي وسط زئير العواصف الثلجية مثل فروع الأشجار المتجمدة” — Amany Al-Hallaq Copy Share Image
“بعناية قلبت صفحات ذكرياتي ، لم استطع العثور على سطر واحد كُتِبَ لحبيب غيرك I carefully flipped my memories' pages; I couldn't find a single line written for anyone else except you.” — Amany Al-Hallaq Memories Copy Share Image
“Every time our tongues melded, your tongue glowed with shiny drops as starry, spring skies. في كل مرة تمتزج فيه شفتينا ، يتوهج لسانك بقطرات لامعة كنجوم سماء الربيع” — Amany Al-Hallaq Copy Share Image
“On February 14 Sky scatters snow kisses on Chicago's land. Sparkling love drops caressing its flesh, Covering its body with dew. As… — Amany Al-Hallaq Desire Copy Share Image
“تركت لك رسالة نقشها لساني على شفتيك ، ذَوِبت حواسي كقطع الثلج بين شفتيك عطرك يسافر بين شفتي ويتغلغل في أنسجتي وينعجن… — Amany Al-Hallaq Copy Share Image
“I was writing a poem, and suddenly, I fell asleep on a page. I was dreaming of you. You were talking to… — Amany Al-Hallaq Copy Share Image
“I want to kiss you on December 31st from 11:59 P.M. to 12:01 A.M. so I can have a great ending to… — Amany Al-Hallaq December Copy Share Image
“Your love is like a homeland, it cannot be replaced or forgotten. حبك كالوطن لا يُستبدل ولا يُنسى” — Amany Al-Hallaq Homeland Copy Share Image
“I meld with your flesh, and become lost within you, to never separate from you ever!” — Amany Al-Hallaq Copy Share Image
“Falling from the blue haven of your eyes, narcissistic water drops enchant me. تسحرني قطرات الماء النرجسية المتساقطة من مرفأ عينيك الأزرق” — Amany Al-Hallaq Copy Share Image
“To live without a true love story is death without a death certificate.” أن تعيش بدون حب حقيقي هي موت بدون شهادة وفاة” — Amany Al-Hallaq Death Copy Share Image
“The difference between you and daylight: the sun disappears at nightfall. When the sky wears twilight, your luminous smile illuminates all.” — Amany Al-Hallaq Daylight Copy Share Image
“Hey sniper, who aims your gun towards my heart, point the gun in the middle of my head, in my heart there… — Amany Al-Hallaq Patriotism Copy Share Image
“I am originally from the Holy Land, the Land of Palestine, the land of divine messages, ascension of the Prophet Mohammed, peace… — Amany Al-Hallaq Holy land Copy Share Image
“I need to climb the orange trees in Yaffa City, and let the orange branches hold me, and write poetry “كم أتمنى أن أتسلق أشجار برتقال يافا ، و سأسمح لبرتقالة تلفها رائحة حكايات جدتي وتسكنها طفولتي أن تحملني كي أكتب الشعر٠” — Amany Al-Hallaq Copy Share Image
“Palestine, When you rain Grass grows and trees foliate. The fields bloom orange and lemon. Swaying green spikes and figs and olives… — Amany Al-Hallaq Flower Copy Share Image
“On my birthday I love to wear your hands around my flesh, and stare at your starry, falling, hazel eyes. يوم عيد ميلادي أحب إرتداء يديك وذراعيك حول جسدي والتحديق في النجوم المتساقطة من سماء عينيك” — Amany Al-Hallaq Birthday Copy Share Image
“My heart beats in your chest. My soul is a trembling sparrow in your hand. My life is a star blooming in… — Amany Al-Hallaq Heart beats Copy Share Image
