#timbuktu
There were times
I tried to speak
but found my voice
off to Timbuktu
and while it was there,
it bought me a shirt
that read, “My parents
went to Timbuktu
and all they bought me
was this lousy shirt.”
And the whole time,
I sat silently next to you
thinking,
but unable to say a word.
Feb 4
Feb 4, 2026 at 9:44 PM UTC
Timbuktu, the moon,
the woman in the window --
tired from serving tea.
Aug 30, 2025
Aug 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM UTC