19 I 2023

distant and feeble
discoloured and mute

my family,
by now
pertains the
faraway

new families
been built
and demolished
locally
as of necessity

my words
unglued
my prayers
half-mixed
my home
in any suitable
corner of warmth

that’s London
–my Great Britain
a great new
citizen

that’s all I wanted
all I’ve done
–that’s all, and
that’s the best
I could do.

in