The Migrant Sandstones
By Ismail Meladi
The desert and the mind of the migrant
Share the same flat face of emptiness
Same burning inside and outside
A bit of a wind is enough
To accumulate as a sand hill
And to drain out
The distance of oasis is
The attractive catastrophe of the desert
The hope that pulls up indefinitely is
The rope in front of the migrant
The stone is still at the foundation
The earth is pulling it deeper again
When dreams and miseries are up in the wind
Sand hills build up in the mind
It grows and grows and becomes a sculpture
Adorns a gray charm
And looks like a beautiful cobra from far
Blowing back vehemently
The years dilute and dilute the life
Grind it in the mind and blend it with moments
Flying out of the cage, the mind too loses direction
As happened to the naked sand stones