way back
way back
she asked
name three things
you'd take
if stranded
on an island
today, if asked
would say
just high speed wi-fi
#TS859 prompts by @firuzap: water, opium, fire
qos o qazah
qos o qazah*
miles and death
no
kilometers and end
horizon
moisture
rainbow
comes & goes
transference
life to death
to life
*rainbow
the coin not in the fountain
religion tainted hatred
maims and kills
indiscriminately
same bigotry and racism
in the west
inflicts collective pain
on the hapless
#TS858 prompts by @SonyaKassam: Butter, Blue, Maiden
o lord
o lord
forgive me
once again
this transgression
on #WorldPoetryDay
i promise
to watch my words
prudently
before tweeting