Chai and Chrysanthemum by Mahnoor Rehan
Chai and Chrysanthemum
Mahnoor Rehan
My heart leans
Towards abomination
You— Earliest ray of sunshine
Walking sack of calculated calories
Abyss, philanthropy
I follow the squirrels as they hop from one willow to
another
When I leave my world behind just to play a minuscule
part in yours
White Chrysanthemum disguised
As a human
Bang bang
Swish swish
They rip my petals off in bits
Even god loves your company
You both laugh at my life choices on a Saturday morning
over a cup of chai
Oh, what a delightful sight am I?
A hopeless, humorless watch
The burden of love etched in my palms—
Yet the…
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