"We also sent Lut: He said to his people: Do ye commit lewdness such as no people in creation (ever) committed before you? For ye practice your lusts on men in preference to women: ye are indeed a people transgressing beyond bounds. And his people gave no answer but this: they said, "Drive them out of your city: these are indeed men who want to be clean and pure!"" (Qur'an 7:80-82)
the water ripples
like wrinkly skin degenerating
like pilgrims violating each other
to get closer to god
how can I be
what killed the dead sea?
the water ripples
salt on nipples
your lips aflame
fire-red eyes
fire sweeping your taste buds
fire cracks your skin
how can I be
what killed the dead sea?
the water ripples
like angels fighting
over the throne
open doors to hell
there is an all-male orgy
under the rippling water
there is a gathering of diamonds
statues so beautiful hidden
in the world's deepest wound
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ReplyDeleteokay again! i loved it! but i have one comment1 although the quran's verse is a very clever idea, but i think that without it or if u used inside the poem it would give the reader a chance to interpret it in so many way! but now! we just have one image/idea/concept!
ReplyDeleteregardless of the verse I found different interpretations to the poem ..Ahmad reading the poem reminded me of well-know published modern poems that are great! I like the images and ur way of putting things together
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