Cried on My Own by Ahmad Al-Khatat

Bio;

Ahmad Al-Khatat was born in Baghdad, Iraq. His work has appeared in print and online journals globally and has poems translated into several languages. He has been nominated for Best of the Net 2018. He is the author of The Bleeding Heart Poet, Love On The War’s Frontline, Gas Chamber, Wounds from Iraq, and Roofs of Dreams. He lives in Montreal, Canada.

Cried on My Own

I said a few

silly jokes,

people laughed at me

I shared

my pain,

people judged me

I tried to focus

on my happiness,

but I failed terribly

I learned to

write poetry

and cried on my own