Familiar
The night I fought so hard left
a beautiful day arrived with leftovers
dew drops on rose petals sway in the morning breeze
all is quiet
with no abuses being hurled
no plates are thrown, no glass is smashed, no one screams, no lies being told
The fan makes circles as if nothing’s happened
the chairs seem relieved.
The last one you threw at me lies quietly with the rest
its legs are mangled beyond repair, nails jut out from the pieces
red with rust
tiny shreds of wood mingle with shards of glass
I sweep them into a corner
they settle into the cracked floor tiles and stare right back at me
Glass and wood gleam in the sunbeam
beautiful, broken
and strangely familiar.
Poet Lubna Yusuf