War

(her) bitten finger nails reap the scalp,
religiously peeling at raw skin; blood
falls, like pellets into winter's water

as a day ages, its waste journeys down the river,
pleasing thirsty lips of a forgotten village,
not far from the willow tree where she stands.


Dina Kafiris

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