Outside the Tent

Nomad pariah couching before
sewage stains of feigned refuge's acceptance,
flung upon cross of dominance
lamb's coat worn as sacrifice
to asphalt gods.

Bearing the scars
of wind's questions
home a domicile mirage
written in taboo dialect.

Phantoms of the concrete
invisible to the conscience,
learning reliance
enforced by plots and thorns,
suffering until the wounds
are dried through footsteps,
finding pastures in the alleyways,
where transient tales
lend a song of mortal essence,
poster propaganda ideology with noble hues
a paper thin clarity,
felt in the waking strides
outside the tent.