Ambush Poem by Nassy Fesharaki

Ambush

Dance the waves
On trampoline, tides, vessels
To mornings, evenings, limited
And fences with trance,
In breeze.

The best of architects, spiders
Tactical and self-armed, sufficient
Of bricks, concrete, are needless
Have them all, tools and means
Skin bags for water.

Invisible, camouflage
Invisible, camouflage
Come ambush warriors.
Invisible, camouflage
Invisible, camouflage

And I know
I know well; out of sight, are here
And I know they want me
My flesh
But whispered, hypnotized, I remain.

My wrists free
Ankles too
No cuffs, rope and no chain
But still
I am tied, I stay.

Passenger to train
To be gone; disappear…
What is there?
Do not know…

“Do not write;
She told me; do not kill memories
Keep in mind and brain
“Do not write.” Shahla Said, Lahiji.
But still: “Why banning? Why censor? ”
She’s fighting.