Give and take

Aliya Bolla

A miserable point in the blue,
blue planes of this new world
replaces makers of the old.

A red husk
gutted by time and impatience,
rooted in what history bleeds.

It matters more than
violence

(this new, blue world – held together by hands
torn, shorn skin deep)

           a word empty in meaning.

The ropes cut, cutting my breathing
short.
I marvel at what her hands bring, what they can do, can make.
A helpless tune for a fool.

                    Chaos –
nothing but eternal blue, sweeping over calloused palms,
worn fingers,
invisible rings.

She offers me things beyond my dreams but

she always wants more.
More and more.

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