WHAT DO I SEE?
In the eyes of a widow
I see the war and the killer.
In the eyes of an orphan
I see the weapons dealer.
In the eyes of a beggar
I see the unjust ruler.
In the eyes of the East
I see fear, anger and tears.
In the eyes of the West
I see drugs and exhaustion.
In the dry lands of Africa
I see the climate changing.
In the melting of the Arctic ice
I see Global Warming.
In the red eyes of my wife
I see the meaning of this life.
In one eye of Kurdistan
I see Halabja and Anfal,
In the other eye I see the map
Which does not exist.
2007