November 27, 2017

Let Us Talk

Let Us Talk

by Manahill Naik
I'm standing 
The wind is high
Like the tide 
Of the sea
We're drowning in
I'm talking 
To the tree
It's whispering 
I can't hear
Talk to me
I say
I can't hear nothing
But the whispers.
*
You're leaning 
By the door 
I scratch my arm
The mosquito bites begin to bleed red
I want you
To shut the door 
To come in 
Sit by the fire
But I know 
Behind closed doors
And me
You can't breathe 
I let you be.
*
You've stopped coming home
At night
I eat alone 
On the kitchen table
A piece of stale cake
A glass of sour milk
*
The other night 
When I came home
The bedsheet of silk 
Was crumpled in a corner 
You had come home earlier
I can tell
I sit on the egde 
I gather the silk in my lap
And I sleep
It's been a while since I've slept.
*
We used to 
 Cook peas and chicken on Sundays
With the doors closed 
It used to be 
Warm
So I cook
Peas and chicken 
And I set 
The dishes 
The food is warm
I'm hungry 
So are you
I can tell 
There's no one home 
But me 
I throw away the dishes 
And sleep
*
Everyday 
We sleep
On the same side
Of the same bed
At different hours 
Of the night
It's been a while 
Since we've held hands,
Looked each other in the eye
And talked
And smiled
It's making me sick 
In the head
So I write
Everything we haven't said 
Over the days 
I write 
I've missed you
I've loved you
And tack the tiny piece of paper
That can talk better than me and you
I tack it on the door of the referigerator 
It's time 
I leave a crumpled bedsheet of silk
For you 
To lay beside.
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