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Salma Yehia

The One and Only

This is the one and only place I ever want to be.

Its dense desert dances with tourists.

As I step off the plane,

The hot air greets me with

Pollution, poverty, and pandemonium.

The air warns me of

The scorching sun, sandstorms, and sunburns.

I walk through ancient history

Each time I am here,

Beauty bursts through the shimmers of sunlight.

Serenity, peace and composure

Emerge amidst chaos;

Gracefulness exists,

As giants crush the white, clear sand,

As they lure the sand deep into the sea,

And send it crashing back to shore.

Egypt is the one and only place

I’ll ever want to live.

[TABLE OF CONTENTS, LHS CLASS OF 2011 EDITION]