a short story
what shapes
are written
on the wall
for how
the body
howls
a man’s pains
transferred
to her
in waves
of pleasure
settles as
sediments
of sorrow
later
a woman
becomes
a vessel
for the war
of life
and a container
that flows
every moon
red
or grows
a seed
with warmth
and
care.
Mari Amman, Oslo, Norway 2023
