on day ??? of quarantine
once
i dreamt of solitude
of mimosas & canapés before noon
now wine & cheese & luxurious baths
are figments of the distant past
as i count the days ‘til June
an ode to the crowds
i once avoided
to the invitations
to which i made
habits of declines
oh gala
affair
soirée of antiquity
oh function
oh fete i refused
my dance card is blank
my calendar
spare
my proclaimed introversion
amused
Sumayyah Talibah © 04 April 2020
… after reading the first half of “Slave” by Mende Nazer —————————————- untitled 9 nightmare awakens me breathing hard...
we lived underground in bunkers and stations fallen out of use and slept on grates in the alleyways
interlude of oppression they systematically problematic with no ability to empathize how we be pressured to internalize the injustices...
one day when i am old should i live that long and the earth doesn’t explode and the sun...
no return i once sat dreaming in the middle of the day wisps of forgotten fantasy rose up to...
Should I forget to take a breath Will you breathe for me Fill my lungs with your Dark ecstasy...
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