The Lingering Wound • poems by Simon Anton Niño Diego Baena

Prophecy

The newly discovered Sumerian text
predicts the world ends
in a matter of days.

Some scholars warn its words wound the lips
when you read it
outside the ruins
of the ancient city.

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As 10 winters passed,
I still hear my drunkard neighbor
cursing God, his wife,
and his life.