in this rainy weather today
i thought rain would wash
my cravings for you away…
sudden tears in my eyes

just to protect you
from any harm
i close my eye lids
to protect you

my lashes are defence
like shutters
if any particles
dare to touch you

the tears are salty
i don’t want them
to spread across
the surface of my eyes

as i am standing on
London Bridge
if i blink they
would drain you away

through the channels
of my nose
and into the
river Thames

they say tears keep
eyes comfortable
they help to flush out
foreign objects

i don’t even want to blink
i don’t want my tears
to wash you away
you are mine.


Gunsel Djemal London Bridge 19/7/2009