"Once I dreamed of narrow alleys,
Or Kremat’s Shanashil.

I dreamed of children with eyes,
And women with hearts.

I dreamed of the confused young,
And mothers on the streets of Baghdad;
Searching for bread and oil,
And for a cup of tea.

I wondered: why am I here?
While they are starving there?

My friend!
In Baghdad, my memories were
Sketched in shades of pain.
I forsake my friends for a glass of wine,
I etched my sadness on a layer of ceramic."

-Dreams,
My Last Thoughts About Iraq
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