August 2026 - Vol. 23, Issue 4

that i am stuck on this wheelchair does not / say my sky has fallen / does not mean / when my phone rings / phone calls to draw arts for festivals / i should give them / the mirror of my brokenness / actually / i am not broken / i have got two wheels / attached to this chair / as legs / got two hands / to steer them around after dressing up / i have got a mouth / naming each star / the sky seduces my eyes / with / a mouth / imitating the tunes of the songbirds / nesting on the acacia tree outside my window / & i have got this upper part of my body / moving in accordance to my direction / just exactly the way seasons switch post / obeying the earth's commandment / but there breathe some people / with the help of oxygenator / who know the world to be only dark / silent / & still /