Days: Jehanghir Khan

Jehanghir Khan

He estimated the cab fare
from sugar to quietus,
and carried the mental sum in his mouth
when he took his first trick home.
He still remembered the man
had excellent teeth, and how sweet
the stirring, and then
the disappearing.

Comments

A.H. said…
Sharp, bitter-sweet, has the bite of Catullus (or early Woods :-)).
Jee Leong said…
I am the Cat in the Woods.
Anonymous said…
A sense of abandonment, and a sense of longingness. How familiar is this feel!
Jee Leong said…
The abandonment of love.
A.H. said…
Ha. :-) Lovely! You have me chuckling.

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