13 May 2014

THE BLOODY FLAG

THE BLOODY FLAG  
© Farouk Asvat  

Orange stains
White gods
and Blue blood
     flapping in the wind

     The stench of death
     is like maroon icicles dripping
     from fresh wounds
     The stain of death
     is like a dot of ash
     a dot of vermilion
     through the forehead
     The stench of death
     is like rocks in my fist
     teargas on my face
     water in my hands
     The stain of death
     is like the mournful tears
     of grieving mothers
     in my bloody eyes


© farouk asvat

[] composed: 16.06.1985 [Johannesburg, South Africa under apartheid].

[] Acknowledgements:

The Bloody Flag was previously published in:

     The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (piquant publications, p102, 2006);
     www.faroukasvat-poems.blogspot.com (13.05.2014);
     The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (kindle, 2014);
     The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (amazon paperback, p100, 2014).
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[§] Books by Farouk Asvat:

Sadness In The House Of Love (novel)
The Gathering Of The Storm (novel)
I Dream In Long Sentences (poetry)
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (poetry)
A Celebration Of Flames (poetry)
The Time Of Our Lives (poetry)
This Masquerade (short stories)
Bra Frooks … (poetry)*
The Paanies Are Coming (short stories)*
In The House Of Love (novel)*
Weapons Of Words (comparative literature & literary criticism)

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