Poetry

In Translation

The space between

Medium format film image (photograph by author)

The empty space between two people
where everything gets lost
venom floats in the supercharged atmosphere
of an argument ready to ignite
Words unspoken float in between rooms
fill up vacant seats in cars and restaurants
become the hollow pillow of regret next to you
in the bed while through the open window
lost letters drift falling in fat lazy flakes
that soak in when…