Cairo poems: The Riddle of the Sphinx
The longer he keeps his mouth closed
the more he becomes an ingrate.
So much evil has happened
since the Sphinx fell silent.
The longer he keeps his mouth closed
the more he becomes an accomplice. Yet,
if he lets out the long-awaited howl,
the Sphinx becomes history!
This is the second of three poems by Sharif S. Elmusa that Mada Masr will publish this Ramadan.
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