The joke’s on you – II

when I said I was

mad about you,

what made you

think I was joking?

the best place

to hide the truth

is out there

in the open

here’s to goodbye

a bundle

of matches, my love

for you

caught fire

and, feeding on itself,

burnt out

your absence

fed flames now extinguished;

and it’s cold

without you

but I am finally letting go;

here’s to goodbye.

go away

I couldn’t care less

if you went to the

moon; no distance

could be too far

Smile

when you’ve got a smile

that wide, you can’t

blame people for

f

a

l

l

i

n

g

into it.

Blame

it isn’t

always about

apportioning

blame

sometimes

you just pick up your

feet and what’s left

and move on

Addiction

some addictions are

stronger than some loves –

right now I would rather

smoke a cigarette

than inhale you
again

Exorcism

yesterday

I finally said

goodbye to

your letters

– all

one-two-three

four-five-six

seven-eight-nine

ten… 73 of them –

and today

I finally said

goodbye to

you

strange how

you only have

to snip one

thread free

to unravel

a tapestry

woven

too hastily

to last

Boy, walking

I saw this boy today

[he was nothing

special; white

shirt, blue jeans,

red bag]

he was walking

[nonchalantly,

near the

Gangaramaya

temple]

but his slow stride

reminded me

so much of you

that I wanted to

reach out –

and open the door

of the vehicle

[hard enough and close

enough to hit him

wherever it hurts]

Breath

Lately

I’ve found

myself

wondering

how you

breathed

me in –

and

how you

haven’t

let that

breath

out

yet

Braille II

I’ve known you

Best in Braille

Bodies don’t lie

Like brains do

Freefalling

I wouldn’t

have minded

the fall so much

if you had been

worth falling

so hard for

Braille I

I edit

in calibri

read in

times new roman

play with

comic sans ms

but for you,

I switch to braille

Roadmap

I have not

seen you drive

I don’t know how

your hands hold the

wheel and if you sit up

straight and in control or

lie back languidly with your

arms reaching out almost lazily

I don’t know if you’re fast or slow

after so long there are still things

to uncover, discover, learn; you have

me always wanting to know even more

tea

in every

cup of tea

I drink

behind the

saccharine

sweetness

of the sugar

beneath the

weight of

the milk

on the heels

of the bitter

aftertaste of

tea leaves

in the heat

that warms

the hands

and heart

there

you are.

there you

always are.

Wish-list I

A world

Without you in it 
Would be apt

The real thing

I always knew

You would break

My heart but

I didn’t mind

I also knew this fall

Would always

Cushion all

Other falls, making

Them seem

Like nothing

Compared to the

Real thing

stuck in the middle with you

I divided it all into

two parts

this                                         this

love                                       hate

only to find myself

stuck in the

m

id

dle

with you

magic II

your magic
makes me want
to make magic too

magic

the magic

that is

you

Come what may

Today

Is May Day

The roads are

Heavy with people

My head is heavy

With thoughts of you

Come what may,

Some things never change

Give

Give me your hands

Give me you

Give

Medication

I am on a drug

That slows the healing

Of heartbreak

That keeps the

Bleeding only somewhat

Under control