with no water, no food,
but i am not waiting for either,
I am waiting for a letter from you.
A letter that says you eat well.
May be that you sleep peacefully.
I see a mirage though.
Like a shadow of someone walking by a lake.
A lake I know is not real.
I am waiting for a letter from miles away.
Miles I cannot even count on my fingers.
You love sending letters.
You would send one out of the blue.
I am waiting for the letter.
A letter that says "I remember".
~The book of letters
Shafaq Shahid
