Raoul Fernandes

An Ache in the Knot    if there's a shortness in the breath of the lungs if there's an ache in the muscles of the arm   if there's a knot in the shoulder and a soreness in the throat if there's a redness in the eye   and a twitch in the lid if there's heat in the forehead or sweat in the sheets if there's weakness in the knees   or a hunger in the gut if a clutch of the fist a ringing in the ear a chill to the touch or a sprain   of the wrist a shock to an elbow a swell in the bruise a cut in the skin a skip in the heart if there's love   in the inhale or love in the exhale if we are making amends if there's a mending of the bodies that rend   if we tend to each other in the dimming room if there is an ache in the knot undone