Saturday, 1 November 2025

Poetry 2025 Longlist, Hassan Muhammad

 Birdsong Home-Made


Each morning, singing,

my mother scattered grains

on the ground for homeless

birds.

As politicians horsewhipped tomorrow

like true bandits,

her pension—once a mountain—

crumbled to dust.

As you break bread

beside these destiny-eaters,

let your hands remember your brain,

frail mouths and humless birds.

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