A Note on Capitalism

A one-line poem

Noha Medhat

1 min readSep 11, 2018

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What if I
Just want to sit
On balconies all day
And write poetry?

Written by Noha Medhat

2.4K followers

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I think in rhyme and I write what I feel; whatever that may be.

Responses (3)

Dennett

Sep 11, 2018

Me, too — as in I also want to — not as #MeToo. Damn, too many things need explanation these days! Love your little poem, Noha ❤️

Zev (Shahzeb Akhter)

Sep 11, 2018

What if I
Just want to sit
On balconies all day
And write poetry?

what do you mean if??! 💚

Satti

Sep 15, 2018

What if I
Just want to sit
On balconies all day
And write poetry?

Capitalism would sing
The poetry , then would ding
And thereafter the balcony
Would fling
😀salam

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