31
hai,
haiku.
I give up.

30
escapism:
chocolate chip ice-cream
with Johnny Depp.

29
wringing hands--
syllable counting
grows frustrating.

28
cleaning out old cds--
cringe at every
N’Sync album.

27
man smashes cola-glass
on table.
Breaks down; weeps.

26
passing along on
sweaty palms;
pharmacology flash cards.

25
wind-chime hanging glumly
upon humidity.

24
scratching forearm
scars
nonchalantly.

23
snatches of a foreign
melody
taking me back
home.

22
PoliceOfficerWalrusMan--
pants held up
against all reason.

21
late afternoon speeding;
next to me
Mum smiles.

20
re-reading
old emails;
I try not to call her.

19
sliding sitar song
singing
‘Wish You Were Here’.

18
bleached photos--
the sun finally
outshines you.

17
birthday cards
burning in
the waste bin.

16
her secret smile--
blinding from behind
rain-windows.

15
long hair,
sparkle of sweat;
strumming guitar chords.

14
mister intense--
headphones book-end his brain.

13
sunshine,  lemonade;
sampling summer on your lips.

12
inverse ocean
hung over Islamabad;
monsoon.

11
metal whale--
beached by the roadside.

10
Bloodlust dance!
mosquito
versus
me.

9
Remedial courses;
why did I not study before?!

8
YouTube voyeur;
sordid late-night confessions.

7
salt-crusted pores;
awaiting monsoon.

6
basketball moon;
midnight games
on asphalt.

5
Scottish Isles
wreathed in fog-
vacation dreams.

4
sedative library sounds;
your quiet breathing
keeps me awake.

3
switching table-lamp
on-off
on-off
on-off
over unread textbooks.

2
metallic slink;
his Rolex slides down
her pale wrist.

1
foot fetish-
salivating all summer long.