The River Red

The River Red, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Running through
the spiritual frontiers
of a shia head
ya hussain
ya hussain
a chant embed
waking up
the soul of the dead
who watched in
eunuch silence
the brutal murder
of the holy prophets
grandson
without batting
an eyelid
their faith
their conscience
had fled
along with
yazid
they too are guilty
of homicide
a path they misread
moharam is nothing
but a protest against
terrorism
we said