i
this night
the moon
unfurls
its golden curtain
the wave
opens
its red lips
they come together here
on the slant of your waist
to witness
your dance of ardour
my dance of death.

ii
you look at how
i graze your eyebrows
with sweetness
i look at how
the ants intoxicate
at the arc of your eyebrows
in procession

iii
from your silent
throat
you hear

the wolves howl
the horses whine
the lions roar
—incessantly

and my adam's apple
rises and falls
hardens
answers the scream
of your throat

iv
your thighs:
soft
scissors

v
seven seas
a single wave
on the navel of your belly
undulating
an ancient pulse
calls my name
i descend from the hill
i leave the open field

i crawl back
into the depths of your darkness

Translated from Malay by Eddin Khoo