Here It Is

Here it is Ramadan

and I forgot to pray

I can think only of you

Here it is iftar

and I forgot to eat

banqueting on a joy

not at this table

Here it is nightfall

and I forgot the lightswitch

a whole chandelier

brilliant in my ribcage

Here it is dawn

and I’ve forgotten—

what is it again

that I’m to do sunrise?

Oh yes: slip away

die

come back to life—

Here it is

Source: My Lover Feeds Me Grapefruit (Press 53, LLC, 2020)