मुक्ति / redemption

before a ripe fruit falls on the earth
and becomes a seed
before the flower which precedes this fruit
flowers for the first time on the first tree
before ripe green leaves start smiling
and those thorny, brown branches start growing
much before the dark color storms the bark
there exists a dream
of every previous generation’s seed
that someday, this barren, lifeless desert
will flower and come alive, becoming an oasis
…
but that takes time
nothing here, happens quickly
because, my love
the days of the desert are too long