" The Flintstone
Block No.1:
A whole nation has created the kindling
Which owes you desperately
But it hasn’t been specified
Whether it’s the flintstone
Or A firestorm?
Block No.2:
A piece of my happiness is in debt with the flintstone
You’ve turned to the rocks
But it’s for the flint stone.
Block No.3:
I’m in debt with the flintstone
The whole world is in debt with the flintstone
Block No.4:
It has cast a spell
For all your desires
Behind the railing.
Block No.5:
I’m the mother of this Flintstone
I’ve nourished it
I’ve shed tears on it
If the world is on fire
I’m the one to blame.
Block No.6:
I’ve betrayed the heaven above
God is disabled by it.
Block No.7:
And since then people have taken the vow of silence, …
From 'Dating Noah’s Son'
Rosa Jamali
(TRANSLATED FROM ORIGINAL PERSIAN INTO ENGLISH BY ROSA JAMALI) "
― Rosa Jamali , Selected Poems of Rosa Jamali