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Ahmed Maiwada  
 

Empty Message in my Mailbox

Ahmed Maiwada is a lawyer and poet, author of The Scent of a Woman (2005)

   


 


There’s an empty message in my mailbox.
It bears your name.
It bears your zodiac and other signs.
It bears midnight – the sunshine of buttermadeflies.
It bares strong ciphers beyond text – of weakness.
It bares your pulse.
It bares your wares.
It bares your skin.
It bears its wears.
There’s an empty message in my mailbox.

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