Author Archives: Rooni

Poem | On the Eve of March 15

Listen to: Deaf Center – White Lake

On the eve of March 15,

They prayed for a revolution

to set her free

They said it is the only solution

but the lion set alight everything dear

 

On the eve of March 15,

they had a family dinner

Little Kareem just became a teen

His eyes for desire they shimmered

but the lion killed Kareem

 

On the eve of March 15,

For the first time she bled

Her home now a demolished scene

They did what they did and fled

the lion roared; it’s in his genes

 

On the even of March 15,

He packed his school bag

Now he carries a machine

I killed a man, he brags

The lion stole his dream

 

On the eve of March 15,

A year later they died

2 days, 2 weeks, 1 month, and 2 years,

we all cried

We shaved the lion’s hair and trimmed his beard