“The End of the War” by Shadab Zeest Hashmi (poetry ’09)
“The End of the War” by Shadab Zeest Hashmi (poetry ’09), published by ink node.
The End of the War
I entered the city gates in a blind-fold
led by nothing but the summer drift
of fairy-roses
the secret musk of books
How the market puffed up
with flags and shrouds
For a few drachmas
I bought a shroud for my sword
and buried it
under the Bitter-Almond tree
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