under the lamp post, a dog sniffed
and started to bark
a car was advancing
the dog approached
the car slowed down
looked at the base of the lamp post
then hurriedly moved
three guys were coming, talking and smoking
while walking past the lamp post
they watched, ran and disappeared into the darkness
the highway buses, trucks and cars passed unmoved
another dog came and joined
they barked together
then the bloody fruit of the sperm started to cry
“to live or to die?”
Asmaul Husna works as Publication Associate at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
