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Grave
Poem

By Hamed Vahidi
October 10, 2001
The Iranian

Come see the grave where the rest of me is confined,

She was the spool on which the threads of my heart would wind

The dimple of her cheek was the chalice for lovers of wine,

Now it's the place where loathsome creatures dine

The sight of her face awakened my desire,

Now it's a reminder of everything sad and dire

The pupil of her eye was the dark road I took with no fear,

Dare to enter now, it is the eternal house of pain and tear

Gaze upon this damned place where humans flock like crows,

See how they mistake the sigh of the wind for the voice of their fellows

See how every man squats near a grave growing old beyond his years,

See how every woman enriches the soil with the liquid of her tears

Beware of the day when memories float away on the sea of time,

No one has the strength to resist a force so sublime

So let me lie in the grave and hold her hands forever,

The time will pass and our bodies will fade together.

* This poem is dedicated to the oppressed people of Iran, especially to those who have lost their loved ones.

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