The Last Time I Was In Cairo

The Last Time I Was In Cairo

I saw all the air I
didn't want to breathe
in a dusk of wind sanding
my eyes a shade of
blood (a gun could never
hit) I feel the haze in my
lungs and an emphysema
cheer- hoping for a better
future of worse health to
end my life at last- unlike
this relic of power I can't
see before me in this holy land





"The Writer's Cramp"  13+: Write the best story or poem in 24 hours or less and win 10,000 GPs!


Prompt: Write a poem or story with the following title: The Last Time I Was In Cairo. Make sure that your piece goes with your title – ie. You must have Cairo as the piece's residence or vacation spot, and it must play some part in the story or poem.

Have fun and see some pyramids if you can . . .


[12 lines]