(The passageway that leads to the surgery room in the Aleppo Hospital)

 

The wolf in the passageway

The delirious soul

In the place following the operation

Where alcohols are not that effective

And the passengers do not pass

Except with their heads bowed.

 

*

 

Let the bandages roll in the salon

And follow the drop of blood

 

*

 

The sick from harshness

The patch of fat on the bed

 

*

 

The wolf in the passageway

Its shadow on the wall

It wounds the little girl and the grandmother

 

*Do not put your dirty shirt under your head

Do not ask why the woman is crying behind the door

 

*

 

The wolf in the passageway

Stop the music

…

…

He is dying.