فتحي مهذب - الغريب The stranger.. ترجمة للإنجليزية :د. يوسف حنا / فلسطين

The stranger
By Fathi Muhadub / Tunisia
Translation from Arabic Dr Yousef Hanna / Palestine



With a hooked horn in my face
I aimed a raging laugh
Offending blue fish
That rises from the sole of my feet
To my head aquarium
Heavily armed with my bones whistling.
Unborn children yet are chasing me,
Fishermen with elegant nets,
Astrologers with hunting rifles.
On my shoulders are deserted boats,
Dead seal...
With a horn in my face
I dig deep tunnels
Let ships full of broken prisoners,
Sad words,
And carriages of hostages,
Crossing me
Meteor fast...
With a horn in my face
I draw a strange chariot to the abyss
Listen to the rumbling of opposites
And to the neighing of meaninglessness.​