The Cherita (Issue 4:4 September 2020)

*this night

tattooed deeper
dew soaked grass

was it your breath             

I choose not to
release?

 

Paresh Tiwari : Hyderabad, India
a cherita trouve from Christine L. Villa

 

a few stars nibble dawn

I savor the words
tumbling on your pillow
while you fall asleep

I dare not to
open my eyes

Paresh Tiwari, Christine L. Villa, Paresh Tiwari
Hyderabad, India, North Highlands, CA, USA, Hyderabad, India

*

moon shards

when will I ever
get it right?

no lullabies, fairytales,
or words to clone 
perfection

Paresh Tiwari, Christine L. Villa, Paresh Tiwari

Hyderabad, India, North Highlands, CA, USA, Hyderabad, India

 

peeling the scent of regrets

I strip my bed
and dump the sheets
into the washer

if I enter a puddle
will it be easy to forget?

Paresh Tiwari, Christine L. Villa, Paresh Tiwari
Hyderabad, India, North Highlands, CA, USA, Hyderabad, India