Poems

Ms Trolley Recalls Countries

So, to cut a long story short
they told me your case is approved
although it’s a pending case, delicate.
And I left more calm, but slow.
 
From the bed/sofa, with dejection,
I recalled the cities where I’ve been,
Mozambique, Paris, Tokyo, Belgrade.
Only in maps and dreams, I won’t lie to you.
 
My case was a bad case because I
had that look I had,
maybe it said yes when it was no.
 
And I’d look in the eyes of whoever
because that is what daddy taught me,
​alien or foreigner.