they can’t liquify what’s already a sea.

subspace, formless mouth

forming

restless sea

resting

.

birthday tides

waves of embrace

countless coffees

the details of our life together

in an unspoken form, a form

unspeakable

and what can’t be spoken

is born through the motion of water

.

they can’t liquify what

is already a sea

.

what if I shuffled the sunset

so night could blossom

at a more convenient time

.

I could tie ropes like my grandmother taught me

and hook them over the creaky sky

to surge through free-falling clouds

between space and time

I could wrestle the sickly light

into a cradle of long songs

eternally bathing in unthinkable sound

like the front door opening

and your boots sliding off

and a question you’ve been meaning to ask me

and shopping bags on the sofa

like the sound of you coming home

and the day breathing its last

they can’t liquify

what is already

the great, wide sun

–

‘Causality’ is a poem by Yousaf Khawaja. This is part 10/25 of their online digital poetry shorts, with the aim of having a purely digital collection by the end. In their words:

“It’s actually been way more difficult than I imagined, usually having to confine myself to short Insta squares or little boxes. But that’s the point, it’s also allowed me to play more with visuals, which is something I’ve weirdly enjoyed. Never really considered myself much of a designer, but it’s rewarding to be able to play with how you physically structure poetry. It can be as vivid written down and it is spoken aloud.

(below – the Instagram version of ‘Causality‘)

Thank you Yousaf!

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(Title art by Laura Carter – https://fineartamerica.com/featured/red-cityscape-abstract-painting-fine-art-print-laura-carter.html)