from Mouf
said the moth “I saw a spider and the spider was a
whipped spider”
said the island “we gather as we gain at the footfall
I can’t remain protected”
said the balcony “people are killing each other in the
streets my love, but it’s hailing”
said the dog “ he doesn’t come anymore, everything
inside me now yearns for my daughter”
said the Indian “I wounded you? the city is full of
corpses, for the Army, for the Magistracy, for you,
you’ll be killed”
said the pop song “who would have know that a boy like
him would have entered me lightly”
said the suicide-bird “splendid head, sturdy thighs,
solid shoulders, we’re therefore relying entirely on
you, but your orders aren’t getting through”
said Boss Sakkis “my skirt can be tucked up”
said Didi’s Kids Brandon (B.B.) “even if we let you
have her to sing and spur on your district, the people
love me, they listen to me, they follow me”
said Johnny Headquaters (J.S.) “I’d have loved to see
her again…”
John Sakkis
