Wait for me Madhupur; Netrokona. Wait for me Joydeppur at the crossroads. I will return—through the suspension of order, through the droughts mating into floods. Wait. The thatch-roofed corners, the yard, under the lime tree, the meadows of Gollachut. I will return; to serenade the pink moon; to swing the swings; to drop rod seeking …
Abandoned Towns and Coffee Shops
I imagine us meeting at abandoned towns with rundown coffee shops, and words would stumble out of our mouths like the way it used to when I first met you that night. But this time the conversations aren’t laced with the sweet perfume of coffee or the tang of nicotine on the back of our …