5.02.2011

Doors
Rasiah Halil

Will you close your doors on me
& fail to see
the rays of light
or colour of my skin
or will it be easier
to act unknowing
when rooms are locked
& doors made too big?

I have no tears
or bitterness
as I leave your mansion
for your doors are too confining
& I love the sea
I like to tease the moon
catch dewdrops & stars
watch the bloom of gul bakawali*
& nature awaits
as your doors close on me.


No anger, regrets, 
I'm a gypsy
who loves windows
desert, oasis,
& the limitless sea.




*gul bakawali (Epiphyllum oxypetalum): night-blooming cactus with frangrant pale pink flowers; a mystical flower in classical Malay literature. 


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