Ancient hunter
By Moumen Samir- Egypt
Translated by Kareem Abozaid
Sunrise time, I’m standing on the balcony
Collect the whispers and the muffled voices
Lying and gasping
Singing, confusion, silence and joy…
I drag them to my bed
and sit quietly
I receive the greetings of ghosts
Whose
they enter
Consecutively..
In the morning, I stand on the balcony
I throw away the voices that have become old
I rub the terrified..
I stomp on the killers
And come back healthy without crowding
Except your voice
Except for your glowing body
Except for your gaze that sculpts my shadows
Except for your serpent tongue
Who mashes my bones in my flesh
So I flutter wildly from wall to wall
Like a blind bat
Who knows in his heart the nets of escape
But he
Afraid
SULFUR 