Parfum Kérosèner

mosquito net stained 
sporadic red
m’abrite dans la chambre nus 

à côté l'anti-moustique fume
the kerosene polished wood 
et monte le mur moisi 

you came to say goodbye 
& that was all you did

half framed by the door
ton veste bleu marine et 
ma faiblesse se croise les yeux

your perfume sweet 
inodore la compétition
seeps in and rests

you feel a stranger
next time i see you

your night shift kept you from 
the arrival terminal
a friend in your stead

le gris surplombe 
the adventuring joy 
i wore the day before

the drive's void clings
body churns warring foreign foods 

terraced houses packed 
like michelin tires crowding coal
crumble past

we stop &
an unfamiliar head stumbles out

mum says it's you
                                        made fuller 
from the five years past

you say welcome
& ton parfum kérosèner settles 
distant