from resurrection to sunday

By Aigerim Tazhi
from resurrection to sunday
we cross off dates on the calendar
waiting for salvation

it comes in the form of mountain air
in the gas chamber of a city

silvery ants
drag along  up to the stone height
rub against steel sides

itching
tracks left on the neck from a narrow gate

under quilted clouds

Copyright Credit: Aigerim Tazhi, "“from resurrection to sunday”" from Paper-Thin Skin. Copyright © 2019 by Aigerim Tazhi, translated by J. Kates.  Reprinted by permission of Zephyr Press.
Source: Paper-Thin Skin (Zephyr Press, 2019)