
Cairo Airport at Night - from http://www.egyptdaytours.com
OH CAIRO
Stepping out of the airport doors
Into the heavy night air
I fill my lungs like a love-struck bride
At the scent of her husband’s cologne
Exactly as an addicted ex-smoker
At the scent of burning leaves
Or upon entering a smoke-filled room
Oh Cairo, Ya Qahira
All of Egypt is contained in my lungs
So heavily laden is your scent
It is both noxious and obnoxious
Exhilarating and exalting
Addicting and sensuous as my husband’s cologne
So complex is your corporate perfume
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