Distant Smile

Imagine living with someone for more than 50 years and being in love with him/her every single day. Suddenly everything seems like a dream. All love was just a movie ending in front of your eyes.

 

 

 Sitting lonely

I stare at the wall

and see your frozen smile

that once felt

close and warm

My head belches out

the days

you were more than

a mounted memory.

It tastes the sweetness glued

to our lips

over the morning teas,

our long walks

from Baghdad’s musical Souqs

to the buzzing city’s sunsets,

our giddy twilights

which made our hearts float

from the oriental roof-tops

to the bottomless dark nights.

Our laughter and

silly games with friends

til it was too hard

to be adults again.

Our eager ears

to hear the steps of our kids

when they creep upstairs.    

I stare at your attached smile,

all the tastes absorb slowly

into the distance

between us.                             Sarwa       March   2016