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
- Joy, Shipmate, Joy! by Walt Whitman
- Ballade Of The Southern Cross poem – Andrew Lang poems
- Владимир Корнилов – Париж
- Федор Сологуб – Собака седого короля
- Валерий Брюсов – К финскому народу
- Владимир Высоцкий – Не бывает кораблей без названия
- Владимир Бенедиктов – Что ж делать
- Advice To A Girl by Sara Teasdale
- An Untold Tale by Shahida Latif
- Survivor by Roger McGough
- Compromising my ego by Tanisha Avarsekar
- Duns Scotus’s Oxford poem – Gerard Manley Hopkins poems
- Владимир Высоцкий – Мог бы быть я при тёще, при тесте
- Владимир Маяковский – Строители коммуны (РОСТА)
- A Veterans Memories Breeze By In the Wind by Stacey Chillemi
Some external links:
Duckduckgo.com – the alternative in the US
Quant.com – a search engine from France, and also an alternative, at least for Europe
Yandex – the Russian search engine (it’s probably the best search engine for image searches).
