Afghanistan

we settled in dark caves
calm gestures a quiet nave
my back against a mauve sky
was this the place where I should 
die my pale tired skin
in cased in stones left with
only memories as hot sand 
crawled across my face no letters no 
paper no pens in this place silence
arose the sun cried while 
red clouds fell whispering never tell
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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