Transient

by Ainne Frances dela Cruz

In my old age,

my parents have decided

to give me space:

a room of my own

complete with a bed

and a view of the

woods beside our house.

As the body grows older

it grows inflexible, it seems

either that

or my bed is too hard

I can’t sleep nights.

My muscles involuntarily

curve to an imaginary space

you occupied

lifetimes ago.

I feel the strain of living

whenever my cheek touches

bedsheets, made rough-smooth

by the spin-dry cycle of

the washing-machine downstairs.

I open my windows

to the elements.

I laugh at the face

of cyclones.

There is no reason

to stay.

Why will I

miss this place?

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THE LAB 7TH EDITION. Summer 2011, Cultural Arts & Theatre Society

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Copyright ©:

2011

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External links

Bat’s Poetry Page – more poetry by Fledermaus

Batty Writing – the bat’s idle chatter, thoughts, ideas and observations, all original, all fresh

Starlight by Adela Florence Nicolson
Song Of The Peri by Adela Florence Nicolson
Song Of The Parao Camping Ground by Adela Florence Nicolson
Song Of The Enfifa River by Adela Florence Nicolson
Song Of The Devoted Slave by Adela Florence Nicolson
Song Of The Colours By Taj Mahomed by Adela Florence Nicolson
Song Of Taj Mahomed by Adela Florence Nicolson
Song Of Ramesram Temple Girl by Adela Florence Nicolson
Song Of Khan Zada by Adela Florence Nicolson
Song Of Jasoda by Adela Florence Nicolson
Song Of Faiz Ulla by Adela Florence Nicolson
Song By Gulbaz by Adela Florence Nicolson
Sleep by Adela Florence Nicolson
Shivratri The Night Of Shiva While The Procession Passed At Ramesram by Adela Florence Nicolson
Sher Afzul by Adela Florence Nicolson
Sea Song by Adela Florence Nicolson
Sampan Song by Adela Florence Nicolson
Rutland Gate by Adela Florence Nicolson
Reverie Zahir U Din by Adela Florence Nicolson
Reverie Ofmahomed Akram At The Tamarind Tank by Adela Florence Nicolson

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Yahoo– yes, it’s still around, amazingly, miraculously, incredibly, but now it seems to be powered by Bing.