23 February 2016

STUFFED BRAINS

STUFFED BRAINS 
© Farouk Asvat 

Your brain is stuffed with banknotes
And your heart is filled with concrete

Your vault is brimming with coins
And your chest is bulging with trinkets

     But there are notes
     That bring food to the poor
     And there are notes
     That bring a smile to an orphan
     And there are notes
     That bring music to urchins

          That you will never know

Because your money has the stench of a ghoul
Your vanity the fragrance of arrogance
Your brain the scent of disintegrating cobwebs
And your soul the perfume of a corpse


© farouk asvat

composed: 17.02.2009 [johannesburg, south africa].

[] Acknowledgements:
Stuffed Brains was previously published in:
     I Dream In Long Sentences (kindle, 2015);
     I Dream In Long Sentences (amazon paperback, p62, 2015).
[§] 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)

¨ all my books are now available on amazon: in paperback & kindle
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