I have been avoiding the topic,
almost as much as people ask me about it...

Your teeth cut through
a cherry, the way I wish...

A sunflower
amidst roses...

Remember how much
we talked about our dreams...

The missing does not come in tears.
it does not come like an ache between the chest...

Between way too expensive phone calls,
there is no space for unnecessary insults...

Its not too late where I am,
but its late enough for me to know...

Just know that I am my mother's only child. And I...

I am overseas now.
in the plane, at some point...

I'm here,
I'm alone...

My languages are nothing
but prove that I was smart enough...

One day, your hair won't be
as thick anymore...