Poems, Tania de Rozario

September 01, 2019Maria S. Mendes

I want to write you a poem that unravels 

from the gut, hurls itself towards you
like a slap across the mouth. Let my words 

unleash themselves upon you like dogs 

looking for a fight, like seeds bursting 

from overripe pods. Let every vowel 

explode in your face like cruel laughter, 

every consonant pronounce itself
like death into your ear, every comma 

trip up your speech, every full-stop 

prevent you from finding your way

 home. I hope you were not expecting (…)