Poem by Kaylene Iñuuraq Evans
The Qargizine, Spring 2019 #9
1.
my body is pulled
into your orbit
remembering all the longing
my mind tucked away,
because of the galaxies between us
2.
even after all this time
your soul, smile, and words
melt the ice
that has packed away my heart
3.
I settle, nestle into your nooks
so easily
I know the creak of the floorboards
of your soul
and they only sound to me like
home
4.
when you didn’t call
i turned to poetr
5.
Conditional. Spatial. Incomplete.
The trauma in you
Mirrored the tragedy in me
Splintered homes, shattered trust
Our souls creaked in the same pressure
Sleepless eyes, silenced hearts
Time, dissonance
Miles apart
I ached for you always
Until it became evident
We were not each other’s
Medicine
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