Melody
written by: Jay Mora-Shihadeh
The lines that age you
make me love you more.
I kiss your forehead and sigh/ taking in your lovely scent
my heart grasps at your beauty/ I pray in awe—
only my heart knows the depths
this love treks
as it tracks the path— home to you.
Our years together
wed us
in this tangled embrace—
I don’t want to lose
this love
we harnessed together/ the years.
Long ago it was written/ in endless begging
for you/ to light my life
from darkness
trace a path/ light a forge—
you came, in answer to my call
it was an amazing grace
a sight to behold.
My love for you—I’ll never let go.
Jay Mora-Shihadeh (he/him) is a poet and artist from Philadelphia, PA. Informed by his deep love of art, nature and social justice, Jay pens emotional, vivid poems. The poetry conveys a myriad of tales, rich in expression, often reflecting on his experiences growing up in a large-extended-family. A family which hails from the Palestinian Diaspora on his father's side, and the trickle-down-effects of his Irish American mother's 'orphan mindset.' His work is published at Spillwords Press, New York, NY, Freeverse Revolution a Literary Magazine and Masticadores USA an online literary publication. Visit more of Jay's writing and art in his Wordpress Journal The Artist From The Inside Out.
Latest posts by Jay Mora-Shihadeh (see all)
- Melody - June 8, 2026
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