The Moon

The moon was late in casting the shadow on the ground

As a result, she could not find her path

She blamed the moon and the moon said,

“that was because the sun was late,”

So, she stayed up all night and waited for the sun to rise

In the morning she asked the sun,

“why were you so late?”

He said, “I am the sun I decide when I would enter and exit.”

Further on he said, “in fact who are you to ask?”

She said, “I am the one waiting at the horizon.”

“Oh, I see, so you were the one who drew the line.”

Help! I am not God!

A Vacant Land

Last night I passed by a vacant plot

It wasn’t my house

Twenty-three years I saw the land

No structure could stand on it

The piece of land could not house a family

Since family could never sit on a vacant plot

Without fighting for more space

As we move around the house

No situations can be clearly defined

No space can be clearly marked

I am not always wrong

A Cat On The Sofa

I woke up and found myself surrounded by shoppers

And then I found my best friend Mimi

She meows at me instead of singing an opera

No the Mimi was gone

And now replaced by a sweet purr

I love cats! But cats do not love me

I do not meow in return anymore

Instead I look at them and say,

“Hey, I am not Mimi but your best friend Pearly,”

If you sell your fat tail to me

I would be happy to make any consideration

On condition that you do not ask for more than a dollar

The Ideal Wife

You don’t have to cook for me

The washer will take care of all my clothes

I have the keys to come in

You need not wait up for me

“Then what am I here for?” she asked

“To make submissions,” he said

And then he opened the door

And walked into the bright sunlight

I heard the car engine

And instantly realized

That I am actually his car

At least I still have the certificate in the drawer

Am I worth only forty-one thousand dollars?

My Little Window

From my little window I look out

The rain has come

So I know that God likes me today

God saw that his children are tucked up in our blankets

Adam and Eve likes the garden

So let them be

For now, we still have plants

So they can clothe themselves if they wish

The Time

They say that our lives are pre-destined

You have no choice over the route you take

Just pick up the pebbles along the way

And keep each one

Until you reach the end of the road

Like memories, it is the only worthy thing you carry

With you, until the end of time

The Love

Foolish words were said

Foolish acts were done

When we thought we had infinity

In fact we had only one tomorrow

Today was the day

When I wished it was yesterday

Life is long when we were short of love

But when love came

We had lost yesterday

True Soul

Don’t ask me to leave

I never wanted to stay

When the ship sails

I will be there

Together with all the livestock …

And the people

Who were once strangers

I love this city

And all the other cities

Where do I come from?

This city of course

Am I going away?

My soul longs to be with my mate

Maybe he is onboard the ship

Or have I left him behind?