Friday, December 27, 2024

An Effigy for the Altar of Roshi's Summer

Out of the dank air
In a foreign city
Alone, with you 
I carefully crafted a new form of me:
The mother I said I could one day be.

Hours spent in silence
Behind spotless windows that never saw light
I toiled daily over the details of my design,
But I could not unlock the secret to make her smile.

One day, when her birth became futile
I burned her as an effigy
And if I could, I'd bury the father
You'll also never be.