Cried and Begged

My eyes cried and begged Just as gulls begged When missed the last wave Flew high and absent Behind the frontier My eyes cried and the years Fell apart in front of my eyes While I am spinning, spinning And cold will kill me If the dawn came late and Rooster - fell into sleep and my Mom forgot to light up "tanour" Oh fatigue beds, Oh swarms Gulls, Oh the smell of hot bread How "tanour" extinguished! How my Mom died! How light turned off, in the house? Written by © Fatima Nusairat