Dear All,
This poem is my 61st submission.
Thank you.
SINCE YOU'RE HERE …
by Ikhwanul Halim
… I have a small favour to ask
I had just watched a man die
the first death I’d ever seen up close
joked about it as much as
—any respectable poet should
and it became achingly clear to me
that I was previously unaware
—of my own inevitable death
we both know it’s not right,
but the clock is ticking
phytoncides have an anti-microbial effect
—boosting the immune system
wander into the forest looking for a tree
—to connect with
one pine tree looks very much like another
so you can see why I need to ask for your help
we’re going to own these choices,
and hopefully surprise and delight you
—and get you invested
tried to pacify myself
through a cycle of anxiety and depression
but there is a universality of feeling
to assuage the tremors and rapid heartbeat
—with facing another individual sober
so … I have a small favour to ask ...
Banda Aceh, May 7, 2018
This is my 61st submission for 100 Day Poetry Challenge conceived by Daniel Pendergraft @d-pend. I am in Category I.
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Big thank
for giving me this chance to participate in this event.