Taufik Ikram Jamil, translated by John H. McGlynn
Published as a part of Myth and History: Writing from Indonesia, Aug 01, 2015
Originally published in , Aug 01, 2015
how to write you when the letters are reluctant to sound out voices i knew voices i memorized rush back into loneliness only stillness now even that soon moves away far to the edge of desolation suspicious of any poetry even to exchange a hello moreover words when spelled out can turn into a row of pain instantly in every space
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