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
- Poppies on Ludlow Castle by Willa Cather
- Batty by Shel Silverstein
- Владимир Маяковский – Рифмованные лозунги
- Poem of Remembrance for a Girl or a Boy. by Walt Whitman
- A Consolation to Cuckholds by William Wycherley poems
- Puck’s Song by Rudyard Kipling
- Mending Socks by Martin Willitts Jr.
- Suicide In The Trenches by Siegfried Sassoon
- Effrontery by Satish Verma
- The Two Thieves; Or, The Last Stage Of Avarice by William Wordsworth
- The Craftsmen Of The Little Box by Vasko Popa
- one_almost_might.html
- Юнна Мориц – Бетани
- Robert Burns: Highland Harry Back Again:
- The Rose And The Bee by Sara Teasdale
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Yandex – the Russian search engine (it’s probably the best search engine for image searches).
