The Germans by Rashid Gabdulhakov

The Germans, he said

have no compassion!

I went on a ski trip to Germany

with my son from the first marriage.

We stood in the mob there,

they don’t form straight lines, these Germans, 

you see.

Such great skiing though.

When the train came to take us to the mountain

the mob began to pile in.

Someone in the mob had a heart attack.

No one helped him!

People stepped over him,

walked into the train car and went skiing.

We looked through the window at the man,

he was just laying there alone.

Germans are terrible like that.

Really good skiing though. 

Rashid Gabdulhakov is a man of many creative interests – cooking, poetry, photography, ceramics, and painting. Originally from Uzbekistan, Rashid first came to the States in 2003 and immediately fell in love with majestic Seattle. Rashid has a BA in Political Science from Whitworth University and is currently a student at the Seattle Culinary Academy. Rashid’s favorite activity is gathering friends around the table and feeding them traditional Uzbek and Russian dishes. Rashid’s dream is to open an Uzbek restaurant in Seattle and an American concept in Uzbekistan. www.uzbektricks.wordpress.com