Poetry 2018 Longlist, Rachaita Hore

ABBREVIATIONS
 
Abbreviate everything
Abbreviate your thoughts
your feelings
your desires
Abbreviate my existence
into full-stops & commas
into chat window pop-ups
where you type away
acronyms
without so much as a glance
rhythmic punctuated motions
of your fingertips
injecting liveliness into
a conversation
long dead
look away
I am here
all of me
flesh & blood.