just wondering..... 
*********************

For centuries 
I am staring at my alarm clock 
thinking what time it would be now there
at her place
and just wondering.......

whether she still wears "red" perfume after 
taking a shower every morning 
or 
would she still wear her red sunglasses
while walking on the beach 
in the hot summer afternoons 
would her hair still dance
in the wind
as the frozen moment
living in the very first picture 
she sent me 

whether she still enjoys walking slowly 
without umbrella under the rain 
like I did this morning

whether she still eats 
"strawberries with champagne" in winter 
like in the good old days

whether she still checks out 
the street from the balcony 
before he comes for the date
like she used to wait for me

whether she still enjoys hearing
the nicknames 
which I used to call her

whether any trace has been left of
our walking for hours on the streets 
the gypsy who used to tell her fortune 
in the park

whether she still calls him every hour 
at his work
like she used to call me

whether she still goes to movies every night 
like we used to
and afterwards
whether he takes her to dinner
like I used to

don't blame me 
I am stuck between the arrows of my frozen alarm clock
for centuries.


Syavash Shaghayegh 
© June 27, 1995

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