by Patricia Carragon
the Nile is bleeding
wounded doves fall
wings stained in death
the Nile is bleeding
fallen doves in the streets
throats slashed by hate
the Nile is bleeding
a river rises
for revolution
the Nile is bleeding
tears of Isis
flood a nation
Patricia Carragon is a New York City writer and poet. Her work can be found online and in anthologies. She hosts the Brooklyn-based Brownstone Poets and is the editor of its annual anthology. She is the author of Journey to the Center of My Mind (Rogue Scholars Press, 2005). Her latest book is Urban Haiku and More (Fierce Grace Press, 2010). She is a member of Brevitas, a group dedicated to short poems.
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