To my friend Mary Adamis & all those who perished
in Covit-19 plight
In the movie Pulp Fiction,
wondering young Mia
with her enchanting lust for life
speaks of comfortable silences
while stoned, Vincent,
beholds in quiet
the joy and terror
her bosom enjoins
Try comfortable silences
when a friend lies in a coffin
inside a local morgue,
pace your breathing with hers
…for as long as you can join
Compare the quiet relief
death bestows with the folly
our anguished struggles augur
Seeking catharsis estranged in a home
we failed to cherish, to own.
Behrooz Ghorbanian