1. I have not forgotten our farewell in Zarqa
My fingers ache with regretful bewilderment

2. I left you Zarqa red, though I found you blue
I wept for you until your waters greyed with my blood

3. My heart lingered there while I journeyed on
I went against their will and my own progress

4. Oh how I wish I knew if I’d return
But wishing cannot help the hopeless dreamer