Column Basman Elderawi
I paint today
I paint today.
In my imagination,
I sit at the beach, drawing.
Warmer sun,
Yellower sand,
Brighter blue sky
And unfinished endless sea.
I paint a young girl
Running in the street,
Laughing, holding a Lantern
Singing to Ramadan.
No pandemic or bombing outside
Except for fireworks.
I paint a city
With no Fence around.
With full bright lights.
No sniper sits at a watchtower,
Put his eye on the lens of his gun
Shooting every moving object.
I paint a young man with wings.
he flies to his dreams
touching the border that cages
his life
then touching the clouds and say
hello to his fellow birds.
I paint a world
with more trees and less plastic bottles
Where a real superhero is a doctor stayed awake
All night long to save a life.
Where a teacher teaches his kids that human
Race is one equal race.
A world Where I don’t face a gun
Or a prison while asking for my freedom.
