-Brian Mendonca
She appears suddenly
-a woman I do not know
dressed in black
twirling a hibiscus flower
outside my window.
A somewhat frantic eye
Not making sense
Recalling recent events
-like an eye camp for villagers.
Tears start to roll down her cheeks
bitter tears, unbridled
from memories which cage her.
'Look, I am busy,' I say.
'You are always busy,'
she reproaches me.
Suddenly she disappears
-as colleagues barge into my room.
'Are you okay?' they ask.
'This lady has no one.
She comes here to search for her daughter
Who went missing years ago.'
(Nuvem, Goa
4 June 2022)
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Pic of L'histoire Des Fleurs D'hibiscus - digital art by Dodi Ballada, courtesy artmajeur.com. 'Black Velvet' (1989) by Alannah Myles heard on radio on 11 June 2022.
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