There is no alternative to being alone
Its existence does not depend on the absence of a lover
Many times, the presence of love has been the cause to our loneliness
Shut up, child
There is no bigger suffering that you could bear
No greater hunger than what you feel tonight
You need to hold your breath when the night creeps into your room
Snub your want, if you wish for it to not be taken forever
Remember, singing to the stars,
Does not mean they are shining for you
Remember, the same place you are alone tonight,
Maybe, the same place you could be with the person you want the arms of
I, can identify the scent of grief from across an entire laughing city
I can kiss the foreheads of the dead bodies I’ve washed for burials and say
Tomorrow is no different
Child, I am not someone to accept and abide to nature’s will
but I have no power over whatever this is
Sometimes, being cornered/ and forced/ is a part of bravery
I am glad that there is still something, I cannot understand
I think I can make you feel pain and joy together
I think you might say goodbye one day and feel grateful
There is a restlessness to being hungry of something that a meal cannot suffice for
An eagerness to have it before we sleep because God only knows what sky you might wake up to tomorrow
We can trust God to handle the things that overwhelm us
We can let go of the things that we cannot afford
Dear Darling, can you stand still and hold this moment open for me
I feel her tonight, more than I felt her when she could be seen
she feels here, just for me
Published in Daily Times, November 28th 2018.