Hamsa Poem by Zyw Zywa
Hamsa
Eyes pass me with a greeting
eyes hang still in the streets
and shopping lanes, eyes fly
around the earth
eyes are watching
around important bodies
alert eyes
that protect, willing
to restrict others
I defend myself
and ward them off
with the hand on my heart
an eye for an eye
beware, I look back
even when I'm not looking
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: eyes,observation
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Hamsa = five, the amulet "hand of Fatima", originally "hand of Inanna" (Sumer,5000 BC) , then "hand of Ishtar" (Akkad,2300 BC) : Jews used the hand against the evil eye
Collection "Mosaicvirus"
Collection "Mosaicvirus"
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