Wouldn’t It be Nice

muthita wanla
Feb 4, 2021

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Photo by Ihor Malytskyi on Unsplash

In the swamp of my mind I wander,

wouldn’t it be nice to feast on the red flowers

— to be drunk on the stream of oblivion —

when it is fire that flows through my veins?

Wouldn’t it be nice to go on a ferry ride,

to float on such a faceless tide?

(…so this is me, my whole life, all in a rusty coin between my teeth…)

Well, wouldn’t it be nice to roam the endless meadow

when all my nights are spent in sorrow?

What a useless pillow.

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