suleiman al-fulayyih Biography

Here they are-my tribe descending from the heights of the past- dust- colored gray eyed
‏Winds of the future lash them towards oases populated with rainwater
Here they are - like locusts of imminent drought coming from the last lands of the world
‏They arrived and scattered in this sandy desert like stone
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And I have dreamt today, mother
‏of winds storming the grazing lands
‏holding back my horses
‏expelling my camels
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…and tonight, Mother, I dreamt of winds sweeping the pasture,
quelling my horses,
expelling my deer,
publicly lashing me with a snake,
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Till when will we continue
to engage in this madness?
When will we strive, my friend, to be
not as others imagine us
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The women in this country are statues
They have been chiselled out of rock
Their hearts are piled high with emptiness
Their faces are stone and have no features
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