wondering

Otba
Jun 25, 2024

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Photo by Averie Woodard on Unsplash

How do you punish a dream that haunts you every night like a naughty child?

knocks on the door of your heart and quickly runs away.

How to say to the owner of the long shadow:

That all those masks do not conceal his features that I draw every night on a beach with no sea.

“How do you face lying with a smile And open your heart to a stab when love is complete..”

“How does the tear escape when it is time to cry..”

How do you apologize to this vast universe for the wrongdoings of others toward you…

How do your insides become an empty ball that falls in front of you When you need to hold yourself together...

“And how can a woman burn memories, like an old hut, When she needs a place to protect her from the cold of time..”

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Otba

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