There are many things I could do right now: take out the trash, water your plants, unload the washing machine, wash the dishes, massage your shoulders, vacuum the room. I could hold your hands or play the guitar, the way I used to those years ago; sing a love song, look into your eyes. Recite a love poem. Now, Adrian and Alicia are watching TV and you are feeding Aiden, eyes on your phone in one hand and the other hand holding the milk bottle. I go into the bathroom with my phone. It will all be over too soon.
Arthur Neong hails from Malaysia and was a school teacher for eleven years. Now, he is doing his MA and writing poetry regularly. X: @darkwanderer16