mathematics
it is the absolute truth.

like a great mistress
it swoons me
and departs
and re-emerges
when least expected

in the darkest hour
after the world
has entered a deep slumber.

as peculiar as words
and at times
more comforting than them

it is one
of the few things
that have managed
to keep me going.

Hanna Abi Akl is the author of poetry books, novels, essays and short stories. Intrigued by human life, cognition, emotion and behavior, he writes extensively about every aspect of being “human”, from snapshots of mundane daily lives to open-ended philosophical musings. The main inspirations to his work remain however music, paintings and of course, words. Hanna’s work is featured in literary journals and magazines.