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The East is not a Looking Glass
“Eye on the ball,” the revolution said, finding an invincible summer. “Protect your peace,” the mashrabiyya whispered, and…
The melting pot of destruction (viii) & Others
The melting pot of destruction (viii) April 1st, 2026. Cité de Billes.Douala. Cameroon. my cellulardata room. my feed.…
Cypress Weeps & The House That Raised Us
Cypress Weeps A boy’s grieftransformed him into a cypress tree.Since then,the cypress weeps.For landscapesholding too many graves,for hills…
Deer and Starlight & Blue Mountains, Australia
Deer and Starlight at fifteen you first read a poem about Matthew Shepardyoung man brutalised by young menfor…
a river of mirrors
snow melt runs cold on the heights of the taurus mountains beyond human footfall where a tumble of…
On the Bus
She can feel the knotsthe odd angles, the bones,want to tell the woman to run, run, runbut deep…
The mirror & I feel it in my heart
The mirror I feel it in my heart I love youlike I love how we say صباح الفلwith…
Imprints of Time
Memory leaves imprints over the years, sometimes cackling, sometimes wailing, sometimes too full of serious. You live in…
Backwards & Persian Rug
Backwards Let history begin here: With the house standing tall from leveled ground. Before my parents are my…
Bab Touma & Others
Bab Touma Bab Touma: fragments of an old hymn catch in the night— the jasmine branches are dried…