from resurrection to sunday

By Aigerim Tazhi

from resurrection to sunday

we cross off dates on the calendar

waiting for salvation

it comes in the form of mountain air

in the gas chamber of a city

silvery ants

drag along up to the stone height

rub against steel sides

itching

tracks left on the neck from a narrow gate

under quilted clouds

Copyright Credit: Aigerim Tazhi, "“from resurrection to sunday”" from Paper-Thin Skin. Copyright © 2019 by Aigerim Tazhi, translated by J. Kates. Reprinted by permission of Zephyr Press.

Source: Paper-Thin Skin (Zephyr Press, 2019)