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Sometimes…*

SOMETIMES…

Essaouira, Morocco, December 2019, canon, Sylvie GE
Sometimes it would be three o'clock

and we would stop somewhere

like a windowless cafe

with an old carpet that smells like a dog

dust would fill the air

and even the tea would be bad

then we would hit the road again

pedaling in the wind

a taste of blood in the mouth

mosquitoes on the teeth

memories would finally be tired

and we could go to bed

*first posted in March 2020, edited in March 2022

course outline

Merzouga, Berber woman, 2018, Sylvie GE
Maybe I won't make it

I mean, finding the number of syllables

consistent with the end of a world.

And what about you?

Do you feel lighter

after opening the window and

getting some fresh air?

I will work tomorrow on my goals,

at the end of this course, students will be able to….

* first published in 2020, revised in August 2021