Vince Imbat

On an afternoon walk I saw fireflies

May 20, 2023

17:23

Garlic vine flower buds a second before they bloom remind me of your untouched lips.

17:29

A red car parked over fresh green grass is a lady resting.

17:35

A slow afternoon, trike drivers patiently waiting, as if it was an hour before the bombs were dropped in 1945.

17:41

I saw him once more the tall deaf boy on his bike, envying him for the silence he holds forever.

17:43

In the midst of a crowd with fancy dresses I walked when you blew me a kiss wrapped in smoke.

18:00

This lovely green car reminds me of a snake out in the open after months in the undergrowth.

18:27

You have what they covet but in their desire to see it they can’t help but to laugh at you.

18:44

The trees told me to stop looking at their shadows because to look at their shadows is to look at them.

19:25

When fireflies hover around a lammpost are they blinded that they can’t see how beautiful they are?

Alternative:

do their tiny mouths blaze in joy?

do they also dream they can shine as bright as it?