I was still wearing
Your necklace. The whole
Golden weight of trust
Dangling against my
Collar bone, as he
Grabbed me at my waist.
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Cape Winters
Capetonian winters are orange at night.
When I wake up in the middle
Of an unsettling dream.
Capetonian winters seem orange at night.
For weeks now I counted the stars
From my bed’s safest spot.
The wind is disguised as thunder these days
And it’s the city lights, I think,
All mingling with the mist,
Which make Capetonian winters look orange
At night, when I make space for you,
In my bed’s safest spot.
Dear friend,
Five thousand miles or more away, I think you’ll never know, how much you changed perspectives; back when you said, my physical desire was almost like a superpower.
Yours, F
Formalities
Every Wednesday,
I intersect
their gathering
at 8 am,
Immediately
Before I cross
The urine-drenched
Corner guiding
Me to Main Road.
All blue and white
And tidied up
They counteract
The uniforms
With weed, booze and
Kendrick Lamar.
Mother City Haiku
Each morning, I wait
Behind my two iron gates,
Like a caged-up bird.
When I step outside
The sunlight keeps telling me
I am a template.
Locking doors, I think
How fences seem offensive,
Almost violent.
Lovesick Tangerine
My greedy tongue discovers
Sweet and sour slices,
Juicy. Tears run down the cheeks,
Extracted liquid.
I lick off and swallow pain.
20.32: same place
Four hands intermingle besides
Two empty bottles of
One inch old coke.
Lit candles sometimes pierce the room,
Filled with the ardent steam
That is my breath.
I smell my henna-coloured hair,
Like dry earth in the sun.
I don’t like it.
Still, I lean over in my chair
To un-hide from behind
The marble shafts.
I think how I could write a note
With something loveable
To say to you.
I’d hand it over when I pass,
Sweet dreams are on replay.
Like my heartbeat.
I swallow the last luke-warm sip
And slide into my bath
Of narcissism.
Perhaps you’re peering at me, too.
It’s easy to think that,
In tungsten light.
My Island
The sofa bed is an island
At night,
When the multi-coloured pillow patterns
Line up accurately.
The sofa bed is my island
Before dawn,
Before you’re lighting up
The day on me.
Outside my sofa bed, the island,
Your breathing is the sea,
Of which the waves,
Last night,
Withdrew from me.
Safety Instructions
In case of an emergency,
Please call me back,
In case of an emergency,
Don’t push me off,
Jump and slide,
Give me a chance and
Brace positions.
Listen, what I have to say,
Check and open door
I need to talk about our
Safety instructions.
Don’t hang up
In case of an emergency,
I need you by my side
In case of an emergency,
Don’t go away, don’t
Jump and slide,
How can you dare to
Brace positions.
I’ll be waiting for you,
Check and open door,
Don’t forget our
Safety instructions.
