Longing

Otba
4 days ago

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Photo by Rod Long on Unsplash

“You can’t come,

and I can’t arrive either.”

The moonlit nights

gather early sparrows on my balconies.

chirping their tune

to awaken dawn for your face

to shine in my eyes

Photo by Max Harlynking on Unsplash

“You can’t come,

and I can’t arrive either.”

The distance is the same

wouldn't be so far …

if it weren't for the longing being so close.

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Otba

Writer, poet, translator, member of international literary associations and activist