Banished

On this side of the world	even if you had a living son
it would be a son 	on this side of the world
who went in the direction of the water that you spilt  
behind the tears
Never mind!

Pointlessly, you walk across my mind
If you were here
	you would no longer be the one over there
	you would be like me 	     over here
If I returned
	I would no longer be the one over here
	I would be like you 	         over there
I no longer laugh
nor even go off 
I only exercise my own loneliness
like now	that I feel fine
and I imagine	I am imaginatively alone		Never mind!
On that side of the world 	even if I had a living mother
it would be a mother	 	on that side of the world

BANISHED