Sad and desperate
Bleak and forlorn
With guilty conscience
And bad intentions
Blindfolded
On the brink of the abyss
Burdened by
Shackles
Mines
Coffins
Forgive us Oh Mother of the Mothers
This is our world
And no other Christ but singing
Saydnayya Prison, 1999
Translated from the Arabic by Elie Chalala.
This poem appeared in Al Jadid Magazine, Vol. 13/14, Nos. 58/59, 2007/2008.
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