up there
in the ahzrak
blue
blue ahzrak
floats
an aircraft carrier
lonely
as
a
resahsey

cloud

up there
in the ahzrak
blue
a fighter plane
tows
a flock of
broken

lukluk

swans

up there
in the ahmaar
red
red ahmaar
raindrops
cling
to chemistry
afraid to

yukhfiz

jump

up there
in the ahmaar
red
the rocket soars
piercing
the land
to hang
all

tuh-ahmut

hopes

up there
in the ahzrak
blue
blue ahzrak
a boy
without
a telescope
begs for

alahmaa

a sign

up there
in the ahbieve
white
white ahbieve
a girl hangs
washing
to dry
before
curfew

up there
in the aswede
black
black aswede
a young man hides
in a hole
shooting up
smoke
from the

khamaar

moon

up there
in the ahbieve
white
white ahbieve
a pregnant woman
bandages
a million

yeteh-elem

wounds

up there
in the ahmaar
red
ahbieve
white
ahzrak
blue
a camouflaged soldier
you can just make him out
his M16
except
when it starts to rain
he's a cloud again
ionically charged
barid
cold
saowb
hard