Insomnia

 

Bild: Ksenia Alekseeva

...

nothing happens 
you're not alone 
with the sleepless cold, you come 
you go, you don't know where 
or why 
 
put on angel wings, love, 
and I'll suck my tongue 
while playing the violin 
in a carriage of black water 

...

*© Breyten Breytenbach aus: this is the season*