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
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- Eight O’Clock by Sara Teasdale
- The Winner by Shel Silverstein
- Song of the Indian Maid, from ‘Endymion’ poem – John Keats poems
- Олег Григорьев – Прометей
- Dreadful by Shel Silverstein
- Aplolgia Pro Vita Sua by Samuel Coleridge
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- Surprised By Joy by William Wordsworth
- Михаил Ломоносов – День коронования Великия государыни императрицы Елисаветы Петровны
- Jerusalem Delivered – Book 02 – part 04 by Torquato Tasso
- Ballade Of Roulette poem – Andrew Lang poems
- The Fable of Dryope – Ovid’s Metamorphoses Book 9, [v. 324-393] poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster
- Psalm 03 poem – John Milton poems
- Владимир Высоцкий – Песня про стукача
- The Window
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