NVN Saturday: SEA GRAVE
by Sarwa Azeez
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We peered through bullet holes to see our future on the other side fled home— dodging fires and gunshots. We held on to tree limbs that despite being weighed low by snow and wind guided us back to safety. We wandered astray along the haunting mountain trails Our fast-beating hearts chased by the soldiers’ ghost cries but our gazes raised heavenward beyond those sky-piercing summits. Our roaming bodies stumbled on a vast blue tomb— The waves thundered like wrathful gods who were lifting us through clouds and mist.
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Sarwa Azeez is a Kurdish poet and translator. She is a Fulbright alumni, got her second masters in Creative Writing from Nebraska-Lincoln University. Her debut poetry pamphlet collection Remote was published in the UK by 4Word in 2019. Her work has appeared in many publications such as Parentheses Journal, Writing for A Woman's Voice, Notre Dame Literary, Wingless Dreamer and elsewhere.