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
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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);
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (kindle, 2014);
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (amazon paperback,
p100, 2014).
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archive: 13 may 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)
¨ all my books are now available on amazon: in
paperback & kindle
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streetwise: https://faroukasvat-lingo.blogspot.com
biography: https://faroukasvat-stories.blogspot.com
books by farouk asvat: https://faroukasvat-books.blogspot.com
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the NOVEL Sadness In The
House Of Love by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: in paperback @ $15 & kindle @ only $5
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