Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Paranoia: A Nano Story by Ali Znaidi

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


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