Saturday, August 29, 2020

"Encounter", a poem by Antonio Grajera

When the weight of the Sun falls,

Like lead, onto the empty sidewalks,

And the asphalt liquefies 

the rubber of the city bus,

When the air burns, 

And the verve turns to smoke, 

A train brought you back. 


An encounter written 

In some celestial chart, 

As running into you,

In the lost town of our summer past,

Could not be a mere game of chance.

How punctual of us to be

Where the time stands still.


There are encounters 

That rummage in the black box 

Where the memory 

of bygone desire lies.

I closed my eyes

And entered your house again,

Kissed you on the lips, 

Slept in your bed,

Loved you on the streets.


I opened my eyes 

And you were gone. 

But this summer of my discontent 

Refuses to leave.

How monotonous the light 

That comes in!

Has time stopped in its track?


A heat stroke. 

That’s what the doctor said.





 


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