Talk to Me

1

Is your fish snoring?

Is this world all about fucking?

I don’t ask you fucking me.

I want you to talk to me

2

Two bottles of whisky

One bottle of vodka

Snoring.

A broken cup on the floor

A shadow, a drunk shadow

Snoring.

I didn’t ask fucking me.

I want you to talk to me

3

I want you to drown me in your eyes

I want to be drowned in your heart

I need a shanty shack, a shelter

I need a nest, a hut

Open your arms

Let me put my head on your chest

Listen to your heart

I want to forget the sound of guns

I want to forget

Neyshabur*

Neyshabur*

Neyshabur*

And the Mongol rider who killed even cats

and burned the grass.

I want to forget the Mongol rider who

cut women in two with his sword

I want to forget what Raskolnikov is doing

in Ukraine

And Natasha permitted Andre to come out

of the book of War and Peace and raped women in Kyiv.

I want to forget where I am, who I am

Where and who I was.

4

Did you listen to the news today?

In Green Valley, a cop arrested a drunk butterfly

heading to the Sahara*.

She had an appointment with a snake

And in the Persian Gulf, a mermaid

Tired and disgusted with Chinese ships

Reached the beach

And arrested for not wearing a hijab

Is this world fucking me?

5

Do you remember last night?

Last night is the night before tonight.

Do you remember what I asked? “Send me a

picture of your fish.”

A fish doesn’t know how to snore.

You sent me a picture of a Roaring lion

Is this world about fucking me?

I asked you to talk to me

Talk to me

Fucking talk to me

I don’t want you fucking me

6

How many words do you know?

Snoring!

Cute-cool

snoring

Good night and sweet dreams!

Snoring

Can you tell me you love me?

I don’t want you fucking me

I want you to talk to me

Talk, fucking talk fucking

Talk to me.

*Neyshabur*: A beautiful city in Iran that was destroyed by Mongols.

*Sahara: the name of a street In Henderson, NV

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Source: Substack