started out blank, write me. mama did. then papa. then sibling, relative, then neighbors, schoolmates, teachers, superficial whatever works. in[…]

on your forehead, try to wrap a turban around – slips off easily as to when and where, a carpet[…]

everybody wants to be the exception when lightning hits, when thunder roars, the gods are angry though not at me.[…]

oh how quiet, how radiant each face shines as the fire talks back: the weary travelers of life sit by[…]