The Scent of Death

By Ahmad Al-khatat

All writers smoke cigarettes

and so I smoke cheap cigars

All poets drink wine and cheese

and so I drink vodka with nuts

All dreamers talk about romance

and so I talk about love in an erotic way

All workers take a break from work

and so I do not take a break from life

All students share ideas to help me

and so I share my knowledge voicelessly

All ordinary people sleep well and warm

but I do not sleep well because death take me

until the unknown day my flesh will release

the scent of death from the four walls of my room

Ahmad Al-Khatat, was born in Baghdad, Iraq on May 8th. He has been published in several press publications and anthologies all over the world and has poems translated in several languages. He has published two poetry books “The Bleeding Heart Poet” and “Love On The War’s Frontline” which are available on Amazon. Most of his new and old poems are also available on his official page Bleeding Heart Poet on Facebook.