Stop
Wait a sec
Let the red light flash
The lines of cars pause
And the zebra crossing trudge
Stop...hang on...for a sec
What ghosts are chasing you that
You run and turn so madly pushing
Safety and security down your to-do list!
What hooligans are running after you that
You slid and slide so unwittingly erasing
Reasoning and seasoning from your manual!
No citizen of the soul can live in a rush
No citizen of the heart can love in a hurry
They need to delay for the body to bleed hormones
They need to defer for the heart to tweet
The pining gorgones warm greetings
Otherwise
How will you hear
my sweetest nothings?
How will you know that
The fire that blows me is your making?
Your painting of an abstract art
That can be damaged by an unrequited fury
unsauced steps tasteless touch...
Umme Salma, Toowong, 20/09/2025
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A teacher, a researcher, a learner, a poet in the search for the true self.
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