Under a sky of compassion
she wandered the streets
to erase her anger
stumbling at every corner
hoping that a miracle descends
and erases her frenzy.

There was a scent of stubbornness
in the air that kept her trying.
As she roamed through the darkness of the night
where the backstreets smelled
of forgotten love stories,
she saw the dawn’s first ray
pointing to her heart.

No corner was clear of fury
until she reached the shore
laid on the warm sand,
and watched the tide
wash away all the ocean’s rage.

Ramzi Albert Rihani is a Lebanese-American writer. He received the 2024 Polk Street Review first-place poetry award. His work has appeared in several publications in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Belgium, and South Africa, including ArLiJo, The Galway Review, Chronogram magazine, Fine Lines, Last Leaves Magazine, Poetry Potion, and The Silent Journey Anthology. He is a published music critic. He wrote and published a travel book, “The Other Color.” He lives in Potomac, MD.