The End of the Argument
by Martina Reisz Newberry
Adam’s torso, it is said, was made from earth
taken from Babylonia. That may be,
but it’s all-fall-down time there now; it’s watch-out-
the-sky’s-on-fire time. The burquas are burning,
Ogals and gutrahs are birds escaping flames,
escaping smoke and gunfire. Kaffiyeh fly
as well, but not far. Ezekiel’s fire would
be a tender release compared to this
vestibule of pain. I watch humankind’s coil
unravel. War turns us to confetti,
rain on a dismal parade. The proud Duranni Empire is ash
and shadow. Our restoration promises
reek of braised flesh and singed hair.
The Quran spells out equality. I think it means that all
sweet souls, gender aside, may die the same deaths.
End of the poem
15 random poems
- The First Part: Sonnet 13 – O sacred blush, impurpling cheeks’ pure skies by William Drummond
- The Morning Of The Day Appointed For A General Thanksgiving. January 18, 1816 by William Wordsworth
- Владимир Бенедиктов – Смерть
- Easter Hymn
- In Every Direction by Ralph Angel
- He Said To by Marvin Bell
- Christopher Okigbo – Looking Back at His Short-lived Life and Taking Stock of His Poetic Legacy
- The Death Of Myth-Making by Sylvia Plath
- Владимир Набоков – О чем я думаю
- Sonnet 73: That time of year thou mayst in me behold by William Shakespeare
- The Hut
- Владимир Вишневский – Вернувшись от дверей, присела
- A Do’set Sale by William Barnes
- Protest poem by Susan King Saunders
- The Galley-Slave by Rudyard Kipling
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