Akl Awit
Akl Awit (Arabic: عقل العويط born 1952, Bziza) is a Lebanese poet, critic, literary journalist and academic professor. He is the editing director of the MULHAK, the weekly cultural supplement of the daily Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar. He has published eight poetry books in Beirut, and an anthology of his works has appeared in Cairo in 2002. His ninth poetry collection is in production. His poems have been translated from Arabic into many foreign languages, and have been published in various magazines and anthologies yhroughout France, England, Italy, Spain and Germany.
Akl Awit holds a PHD in modern Arabic literature, and teaches Modern poetry and journalism at the Saint Joseph University in Beirut.
Some of his literary, socio-cultural and political articles cause polemics. His Letter Addressed to God, an editorial which appeared on the front page of the newspaper on the eve of the American war against Iraq, provoked many reactions. Accused of blasphemy, he was brought before the courts.
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Jekyll & Hyde
by: Iced EarthWhat's the reason for me to be this way?
I'm lying on the floor
I've broken through some door
I don't know how I came to this
There is blood lust in my eyes
And someone in my mind saying
I have forced you here
I'm hiding right here, inside you
Trapped in here so long
You'll find me growing in every man
Who is this that speaks to me?
Tearing down my mind
My reality
This must certainly be the one
What will I pay for this?
This evil synthesis!
I have forced you here
I'm hiding right here, inside you
Trapped in here so long
You'll find me growing in every man
I'm out of control
Evil takes my soul
I can feel you inside me
(Of course; yes you can)
You're not stronger than me!
(I am you)
I won't let you
(I will own you)
No, you can't have me!
I won't let you destroy me
You took away my life
With your wicked seed
If you're able to take control
You'll bring damnation upon my soul
I have forced you here
I'm hiding right here, inside you
Trapped in here so long