“The Grapes of Auburn Breeze” khatoon hazara | 12:15am sat. 4.27.19

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“The Grapes of Auburn Breeze” khatoon hazara | 12:15am sat. 4.27.19

I miss the broken leaves

The - sleepy eyes that cascade upon mine

I... I don’t like confrontation and I like everything

 in slow motion coz the intensity in my mind is too much

Where are the brittle bones of the carcass

I am far beyond the path

So far... I can’t seem to forget how it started

I forgot about the moon but it’s up there and as 

I’m walking, he smiles down on me 

and says, “you are the most beautiful being in all the lands” and I 

can’t help blushing

But I tell him that he is tired and that he needs rest

A soul so ancestral such as his needs rest, I further conclude to him 

and he smiles and nods and dozes off into a deep slumber until

 he again wakes in the morning only to find himself on the other 

end of our planet.

And as I’m still walking, my bones grow tired and pine for rest

But I will not pause for a moment- for it will only be that I take 

a well deserved break where I’ll find the worse things

The sun soothes my entirety

She feels so warm to me it would be rude if I didn’t take a

 moment to replenish in her radiance

So I stop and turn to the sun, hands raised in prayer

I don’t say anything, for the lack of words is what is needed 

to enjoy this recharge

The sun finally notices and lets out a booming cackle

I blink

Lower my hands from my gaze and turn

I take the deepest of sighs and continue on my way, the sun 

following each step and hankering me with questions

I don’t answer

It seems she is jealous of what the moon said to me

But I do not argue or imply anything

And- in fact, my silence implied so much more than 

what I’d ever think it would imply

The sun grew angry and read my string of breath as 

consent to torment me

So she shone far brighter than she’s ever shone before, staying 

where she is

But it did not matter

The stronger she shone, the more persistent were my steps

Until at last

I reached the highest peak of the surface and adamantly

 search for my prize