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A poem by Jaun Elia 'Saza' | Mufti Abu Layth

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cherrylle all right so since I said I'll read something of John Ely aside while other people are tuning in Oh suffer as Amala knows that surprise it's in the house animus Island right so people this is a very interesting poem I did like of John Elia I mean I like many of these poems but let's let's take a look at this one which is actually called Cesare punishment oh oh hi so uh people's as a

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punishment now in this you see John Elia he's very um it's very dark kind of poet he's something that he his his he speaks kind of brutal truth to him he doesn't hold back and he can be very harsh and this is one of those very harsh poems we it's none of that he's trying to he's just being ruthless and it's in that

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rawness that one finds the true humaneness because we are ultimately human beings people so this was one I was reading the other day I mean I'd read it before and it was lying here so he says Harbor Mary saamne AA tira he Houghton her Barton say milk a [ __ ] Arthur AHA man and he's speaking about that every time you've come in front of me and every time we continue to separate tonkoon oh yeah who'd been a huge auntie Houghton McCune could be

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named John tell me that neither of us have a true understanding of who we are too much coach Anker he pari ho Asami or Easter ah hood up nieces up angle that by you becoming acquainted with me you have ended up suffering and he says and that in itself became a punishment for me now check this out he said he says and then he starts these particular very powerful lines don't Jesus a mean but home a buscar Adani per

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servicer a zero as our hero he's he says that the land on which you live I am NOT it's God if you are suffering then remain suffering the brutality people Bizzaro geeijo boards in the geese upon that I hear you become frustrated and anxious this frustration in life jabus make kuch nahi Toba sorry John Ilya he says when there's nothing else you can

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do about it didn't remain in this frustration of yours don't go you honky saya saya or part of cicadas that what do you have to do with the shadow and the shade of this place come up me hug me [ __ ] key devar hero and this is just a poetic line by stay in your realm now there's an interesting line here he says to whom took taeho yes uncle who she who II check this out would you ever get a poet saying something like this Tom whom took the holy s uncle who she Hui is

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rung is Adam a beep or car hero that I hear that you have began to cough blood and he says that then he says by hearing that I've been happy and there's a whole story to this with John Ilya he says in this style in this color may you forever remain skilful many a kabocha Hatami but manager many a cup Cohutta wofford are you he

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says when did I say to you that love had salvation when did I say to you remain loyal these people is oh I think it's incredibly tragic is he's kind of his poetry he has one two lines I'll finish them off of this poem of his he says job met two men shot em AHA but not a cigar the maccabees schooners of akkad not a cigar when I couldn't give you this ecstasy of

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love when I couldn't really be there for you in your time of sorrow jab marry a sub charity tamanna have a key jab Mary sorry hub kiss eBay were [ __ ] he says when my own flames of desires have mean really they belong to the winds meaning that I have no control over them that I am he's trying to say how unloyal he is in that way he says pier much coach our [ __ ] to make way Hockney dan har Cara [ __ ] to

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me oh he says that you have no right to then want me you have no right to make me alone once again because this is trying to say in this struggle throughout life of relationships and things like this a person once again finds himself according to John Hillyer to be alone again but he's an amazing poet I tell you honestly you know someone of those days when you're feeling like when you've got that kind of AD and all that kind of Kierkegaard

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spirit going on that existential thoughts and and that kind of I don't know that shadow then you should read some of John Elia really touch some heartstrings all right people let's

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Mufti Abu Layth. (2019, July 19). A poem by Jaun Elia 'Saza' | Mufti Abu Layth [Video, auto-transcribed, may contain errors]. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://muftiabulayth.org/r/j9o7u-vegjq/
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Mufti Abu Layth. 2019. "A poem by Jaun Elia 'Saza' | Mufti Abu Layth." Video, auto-transcribed, may contain errors. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Recorded July 19, 2019. Accessed November 1, 2026. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/j9o7u-vegjq/
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  title = {{A poem by Jaun Elia 'Saza' | Mufti Abu Layth}},
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  date = {2019-07-19},
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  organization = {Mufti Abu Layth Archive},
  urldate = {2026-11-01},
  note = {Auto-transcribed, may contain errors}
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