flower- Khadijah Rashid

maybe when i’m older

i’ll get to talk to you

maybe when i’m older

we’ll discuss all that we’ve been through

maybe you’ll respect my choices

and i’ll respect yours, too

maybe when i’m older

i’ll get to talk to you

but in the meantime,

we’ll keep a safe distance

in the meantime,

we’re still deep in that resistance

that we’ll be able to look at

with retrospect from where we’re sat

seeing each other more clearly

across the room

when i’m older, and maybe

i come sit next to you