Poem
Mohamed Bachkar
The verge of annihilation
On the vergeis my neck;
Give me birth on the nest of these legendary ashes
For my head to fall like a brazier
Revealing the depths of hell . . .
Lay me like an egg the size of the sky
For my shell to split
On a world that flies not . . .
Metamorphose me into king Solomon’s legendary ants
To graze on the hair darting out of the queen of Sheba’s legs
Seduction creeping
On her throne
For me then
To perish
© Translation: 2004, Norddine Zouitni
THE VERGE OF ANNIHILATION
© 2002, Mohamed Bouchkar
From: Khabtu Tair
Publisher: Dar Attakafa, Casablanca
From: Khabtu Tair
Publisher: Dar Attakafa, Casablanca
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The verge of annihilation
On the vergeis my neck;
Give me birth on the nest of these legendary ashes
For my head to fall like a brazier
Revealing the depths of hell . . .
Lay me like an egg the size of the sky
For my shell to split
On a world that flies not . . .
Metamorphose me into king Solomon’s legendary ants
To graze on the hair darting out of the queen of Sheba’s legs
Seduction creeping
On her throne
For me then
To perish
© 2004, Norddine Zouitni
From: Khabtu Tair
From: Khabtu Tair
The verge of annihilation
On the vergeis my neck;
Give me birth on the nest of these legendary ashes
For my head to fall like a brazier
Revealing the depths of hell . . .
Lay me like an egg the size of the sky
For my shell to split
On a world that flies not . . .
Metamorphose me into king Solomon’s legendary ants
To graze on the hair darting out of the queen of Sheba’s legs
Seduction creeping
On her throne
For me then
To perish
© 2004, Norddine Zouitni
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