Creative Writing

Confused and drenched
My hands torn attempting to embrace mountains, valleys, plains
And the sea that I loved drowned me over and over
This lover’s body has become a corpse
Floating on the water
 
Confused and drenched
My corpse also
Stretching out its arms
Dying
To embrace the sea that drowns it.

-    Najwan Darwish              

     Translated by Atef Alshaer