04-21-2005, 00:40 AM |
Maysoon Nigoumi
Registered: 03-04-2004
Total Posts: 492
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To a flasher : by me!!!
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To a flasher
He takes his turn round the corner Down the dusty road His feet had just began to know He marks his spot Eyes searching and finds -seeing me- his audience he looks around cautious OOOh! You know! You know! Why cautious so? He fumbles inside (so empty) he points his gun -I his target- and loads his gun he rubs his arms he fades inside I had not known IT was so black As IT glistenes, This runs in his head “GUN is what you see GUN is what I am If it would swollen Filling me, empty me I am not hungry! I wouldn’t eat!” Now it falls, limp! WITHDRAW ARMS! Echoing! Sleeping head* ask: Arms? What? What arms? No arms! Bent low, his head always low, Only in search of an audience It rose high IT rose high Only , when pointing a GUN In an unknown war With an unheard victory “I rage” he screams Yawning ears hear no sound “ I rage my life!” sleeping hands wave unseen flies “my name is X!” nobody asked who “I live in X, suburbs” nobody asked where “I was moved from x land” Nobody asked why “I lost the hand of my mother” “And dropped the grip of a small brother” Nobody asked how But I see him, does he know? I’ll sit and see you But let there be space between us No one knows these days They are watching out these days Drowsy eyes suddenly alert, whisper: “Who?” Them “better sleep then, close your eyes” where were we? It’s not where should I start But how….. why aren’t you at the girls school? “it is the holiday” he casually says his face suddenly sad “is there any good in me?” that hurts you not, but is there any bad? You shoot and know one sees You laugh and no one hears Worried “will I go to heaven?” I don’t know “Shall I ask the priest?” Oh, HE doesn’t know! “well, what’ll I do?” do you want to go to heaven? “ I want to embrace sand and never rise that is my heaven: oblivion” it is a good place “?” this your heaven, will they let you in? “I am its master” you deserved it….friend, you deserve always draw a door which will let you in O’city! City! “I remember a time when ma would look and see” “Had you had your tea?” “Give your brodda some bread!” “You fell and scraped your knee?” “Go early to bed!” “sister if I may?” you may “sister…I thank you” ? “you have called me you, they called me IT! And screamed” Brother if I may? “you may” brother remember “?” always want a door that’ll let you in. *********************************** * people of the board why is it whenever i write the word H E A D S, it is scraped out?
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