Sabir Haka
A fish
And a sponge
Take in water, limitless
But spending little time shows
Fish pushes out the water, sponge
Must be forced to let the water get out.
I was reading Sabir’s poems; a little known poet
(That is to me and whoever does not read Persian)
“Human, ” he says “Has no freedom to choose.”
It may sound strange but he proves it in poem
And I
How would have known him if it was choice?
I am afraid of remaining a laborer, even after death
Was brought to me
Cover photo strange
An obscure angry man
Reddish and brownish
A five o’clock shadow
Inside:
“Have you witnessed the fall of a blackberry?
It shares its blood with the Earth
(Nothing is as painful as falling)
I have seen many workers
Like blackberry they share their blood
When falling...
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem