the gift

(after Forough)

i speak out . t . t
from . nahaayat
nahaayat . t. . t

infin . at . depth . in the night
n . high . yet
for this is what we have come

biya

and you come to see at my house . as a friend or in the
spirit of a friend . bring in a lamp and a window to
look . at the crowds in the happy city streets

they peak by . a . a
as if to
nahaayat . . t