New Poetry: ‘trapped cravings’

trapped cravings

By Shaimaa Abulebda

howling in the air
the wind outside
the heart inside
unsettled and troubled;

whooshing in the air
the trees outside
the breath inside
vulnerable and weak;

crackling in the air
the fire outside
the bones inside
burning and fierce;

rumbling in the air
the waves outside
the soul inside
trapped and restless;

nature and body
bending together
bonding forever
craving for healing.

Shaimaa Abulebda is a Palestinian scholar and writer from Gaza. Her work has been published in ArabLit Quarterly, ArabLit, and Electronic Intifada. She shares updates about what she’s reading on Instagram @shai_reads.

Image from NASA Visible Earth.