WHETHER

by Daniel Wilcox

 

Of the Arab Spring

Spiritual or Natural,
Theological and political;

Whether Egypt’s

Of two natures

An ancient debate

Related to their 'Origen'

Whether

Coptic
And
Muslim?

And which Brotherhood?

Or
Truly
One--
We the people…

Or

Once
Again
One’s
Chosen
By militant power,
Not
Nazarene
Nor
Meccan,
But
Strong
Nasserite,
Another
Indigenous
Napoleanite

Daniel Wilcox’s writing has appeared in many magazines including The Danforth Review, The Write Room, and The Copperfield Review. His book Dark Energy was published by Diminuendo Press. Before that he hiked through Cal State University Long Beach (Creative Writing), Montana, Pennsylvania, Europe, Palestine/Israel, and Arizona. He lives with his wife on the central coast of California.
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