Momentous Moment Long hours of preparation The competitive exam, The application process, And after, not knowing Not daring to guess Whether I’ve done as well as I thought. As well as I ought– After the long hours of study. Pitting myself against Unseen forces Hoping…

More than a fish, I’m an idea, a dream, You think I’m a salmon swimming upstream. I’ve swallowed the bait of your gauzy flies, A mesh surrounds me: all your false lies. You’ve woven this net, but you cannot kill My memories of the Gulf…

They had put violets in my room When I returned from the hospital And mistakenly took six tablets in one dose Having discharged myself far too soon Fearful of missing my flight And mindful of my mother’s fright And while I didn’t die I came…

We will have cake by the ocean and overflowing drinks We will have bonfire by dusk and music to dance about We could also do fishing with natives we met years back And have dinner by the shore while watching the sun rests We can…