through darker eyes and feel the color
of sunshine
of lush Nile green
of rich brown dirt
that blends and dances
in Arab spring
that mellow gone blue
onto a desert heat
pain slithers the edges
in the ruins
from Damascus
to
Giza
all through the Maghreb too
begotten with
cruel purple illusion
in the
state of abuse
a Griffon Vulture flies in Asia
as her wings send vibrations that stir the winds
until it becomes a storm off the Mediterranean Sea
skies of grey discontentment
non-colors…
opposite of incandescence
painted in black
intangible explores the terrain
blue tangled across their eyes
with each stroke of repose
wind wrapped
in
deathly scent
breathe in
the contour of change
captured in mid-reach
taste this journey
this Caravanserai that enslaves