Credit: Video featuring Ghazi Hussein was created by Roxana Vilk
Return – the dream
I will go back
beginning my return journey with steps on the face of the morning
walking to dawn breaks then on,
into a night in which I have forgotten my dream;
I will present to the night what remains of my life and all my tears
I will raise for death a white flag of peace-creating
from my body,
A pathway of jasmine Stretching from my migration
to the outskirts of my village
so that my mother can learn of my longing;
From my ribs, I will create lilies
and from my agony, I will build a bridge so that my heart can cross it
Bleeding the scent of roses to enshroud graves and cancel out death
My blood will blossom
and I will sing my people’s pain in a mournful lament bringing tears to my eyes
and to the eyes of all who hear re-uniting me with my people;
I will paint my farewell on the face of my beloved
as the stars radiate the light of my love;
I will crawl onwards until I arrive at my goal
imprinting my soul as a kiss on the feet of y mother
Ghazi Hussein
Experience more of Ghazi’s work
creativemornings.com/talks/ghazi-hussein
movingpoems.com/2016/12/ghazi-hussein-four-poems-and-an-interview
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