Bittersweet by Natasha Ramoutar

Author:Natasha Ramoutar
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mawenzi House Publishers
Published: 2020-09-22T18:54:02+00:00

Air

Hot and sticky and encompassing, silence that is stagnant and still, everything at once that is nothing at all, that is there that is not there, the space in the fold of the sheets stamped with their shape, a spectre that leans over my shoulder breathing, asking once more only to disappear when I turn to look.

Kaiteur

It exists

on a frayed embroidered map,

where I pulled at gold threads,

searching for the first stitch.

We trail over roots and rocks next to the unbarred water,

until we reach Kaiteur, Kai’s house.

Long stalks brush my cheeks,

eyes peeled for poisonous golden toads, a jolt between leaves,

for bushmaster serpents and rainbow boas blending with overgrown roots.

I expected

to find Kai within these running waters,

but he is not mine to find.

Instead I grip the granular edge.

Why did you sacrifice yourself?

What did Makonaima say to you?

Had others done the same

when boats docked on these sandy shores?

This place is often called the Land of Six People;

Perhaps five of us are visitors.

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