Pramila Khadun writes

Touch me

When I say,
‘Touch me,’
You touch me not
And when I say,
‘Touch me not,’
You touch me.

When I say
‘Touch me’
And you touch me not,
I groan like thunder
In the dark sky
And when I say
'Touch me not’
And you touch me,
Lightning flashes
On my soft lips
And I say to myself,
‘There is definitely a connection
Between thunder and lightning.’

 

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