lapping waves
lazy sun
dreamy contentment
salt of your neck
sighed away our days
now my heart
does not dance in this desert
no lovers footprints in the sand
no azure sea
no salt of your skin
only this burning
Love, Amore, Hobb
your husband father son
Michael Miguel Mahmoud
tomorrow another betrayal
the enemy, humanity, my senses
moon rising
alone in the night
tents shrouded in fear
hearts beat still as death
i cannot see God’s face
am i dawn’s sacrifice?
pray my offenses are absolved
Love, Amore, Hobb
your husband father son
Michael Miguel Mahmoud
survived another day
why was i spared?
companaros are dead
Ghandi fought for salt
I carry his war letter
bullets denser than rain
unfamiliar carnage
hell a reprieve
Love, Amore, Hobb
your husband father son
Michael Miguel Mahmoud
wanting warmth
fearing your embrace
will you recognize this forgotten boy?
tend to scars that never heal
shouldering this war
I fight for sand
Love, Amore, Hobb
your husband father son
Michael Miguel Mahmoud
-Laura Knelange
