Crossing

Ali Noori

After crossing, I learned what distances are
I learned “without” and “with,” what these words really are

The geography of your town is not all that strange
I learned about this rooftop and what its two climates are

At the end, though all too late, but all too well
I learned what the differences between “you” and “I” are 

You said “don’t try in vain, a single hand cannot make a sound”
In silence too, I learned what sounds truly are 

I learned all about myself at the end, how wonderful!
I am persistent in death and I know how worn out my feet are