On the stairs of the temple,
more than acsension of faith,
fall sacrificed corps, martyrs of divine
hanging from the ladders of fear
-with ropes of prayer.
On the disused gravel of the temple,
lay no footsteps of love,
just the traces of prostrating knees,
in a theatrical exposition of creed,
habitual gratification of god(s).
In the gloomy precincts of altar,
a molded god is worshiped
and blasphemy and deity
differ in none but words.
(c) Naj; Febreuary 1992.
(I will find the Persian version of these when I go home next month)
2 comments:
Lovely, my friend.
Very good.
I'm real involved with the local (Minneapolis) Iranian community, supporting the protesters.
Your position is correct, no intervention and the nuke issue is a red herring. I oppose an embargo, because it hurts protesters and workers most.
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