Saturday 2 November 2019

Routine



Since how long
I don’t even remember how long
It has been: we leave home─ together
And in the evening
We return ─ together.
But we never inquire about
Each other.
Nor do we ever address each other
By name
Who knows who we are?


 Jaun Elia © translation by Ashaq Hussain Parray





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