offers me his cold hands?
Do thoughts dance with him like sunshine
glowing, solitary and buoyant?
O wind, do you lift the angels as you do birds?
carry prayers as you do rain?
Do you bear witness to this world?
do you bear witness to me?
Why does the wind accompany the lonely,
embracing them with the might of melancholy?
Do dreams fall about him like leaves
gently, sorrily, towards the ground?
O wind, do you travel the world
whispering your wordless woes?
Do you seek the oceans and the heavens
for someone who is listening?
– If so, you've found me.
Do thoughts dance with him like sunshine
glowing, solitary and buoyant?
O wind, do you lift the angels as you do birds?
carry prayers as you do rain?
Do you bear witness to this world?
do you bear witness to me?
Why does the wind accompany the lonely,
embracing them with the might of melancholy?
Do dreams fall about him like leaves
gently, sorrily, towards the ground?
O wind, do you travel the world
whispering your wordless woes?
Do you seek the oceans and the heavens
for someone who is listening?
– If so, you've found me.
i like this, immensely.
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Deletevery visceral and nuanced, Leana....love this.
ReplyDeleteThanks shafiqah :)
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