Paranoia: A Nano Story by Ali Znaidi
Paranoid about getting older, he grows a new mint plant every morning in
the garden of his decayed house.
10 02 2014
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
A Short Failed Marriage: A Nano Story by Ali Znaidi
A Short Failed
Marriage: A Nano Story by Ali Znaidi
She concealed her grief under a party hat & a glittering smile in
the dance floor of a nightclub.
10 02 2014
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Steelwork by Ali Znaidi
Steelwork
Before landing on earth
Adam did not forget to steal steel
from hell.
He stole steel to forge bars and
fabricate fortified prisons’ doors.
He stole steel to make sharp
stainless swords.
He stole steel to create all kinds of
manacles.
Without stealing steel Cain couldn’t
kill Abel.
Without stealing steal
tales of tortures and stories of
slaughters couldn’t be written.
Without stealing steal
anthracite wouldn’t be extracted
from the underground
& skins couldn’t be grilled.
Without stealing steel
barbeques of grilled skins
couldn’t be prepared
to the delight of hungry
cannibals.
Without stealing steal
weapons of mass destruction
couldn’t see the light.
But the light in Adam’s heart made
him bring steel from heaven
to till soils,
plough fields,
& make swords to
break all kinds of manacles.
06 03 2012
Extinction by Ali Znaidi
Extinction
Another green tree
perishes—
I mean naked mountains
& plains.
Another music radio station
shuts up—
I mean a bird singing
on a bough
shot dead.
Another Juliet
perishes—
I mean a bird feeding
his lover
a venomous worm
enriched with
toxic pesticide.
23 04 2012
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