nightfall
being turns cochlear.an ear
a rose
a crowd diminishes
hazard a call.listen
as your heart echoes back
its longings
tomorrow
a luminous turning
will be your body
abandoning all fear
Copyright © 2019 by Doyali Islam
nightfall or, the other half is silence
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