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Belonging to the Extent of May Sail… - North Africa: Literary Crossroads

Adam Fethi

Belonging to the extent of my sail

I have no exile other than my country

To escape

Towards the sea

Or to leave the ramified land to its people

And perceive my loss

Belonging to the extent of my sail

I have no star

No recess

No army

No time to come

Not even the turn of the wind

Or the salute of a slingshot

Who among you does represent me

And who among you mutilates me

Let me descend into the smoke

from a door into another

From one leadership into another

From one frustration to the next

From hope to pain

From a dream

To a dream I could reach

Who hasn’t betrayed me yet has

to declare betrayal now

To enable me to distinguish martyrs’ eyes

From among this heap of pebbles

Who hasn’t betrayed me yet has

to do it

To enable me to pretend surprise

To scream straight into his eyes

Even you