Translation · English
We meet on the corner.We shake hands.We do not embrace.We do not ask how we are.
We talk about football,the price of petrol,someone we knew who left and did not return.
You look at your watch.A full bus passes.The doors do not open.The dust hangs in the air for a momentand covers our shoes.
We keep talking.You ask if I am all right.I say yes.You shift the bag to your other shoulder.The buckle strikes your side.
When we say goodbye,we each take a different street.You turn up the collarof your jacket.The traffic light turns green.
