I forgot to close the door to my balcony. You came in, A gust of wind.
Slowly,
Knocked off the Buddha statue. Ashes from last night's unfinished incense flew And settled on the floor.
Cold and polluted -- You hit my lungs.
Odour of a dream
Caustic.
I breathed you in And heaved you out, I shut the door And prayed devout.
