States of Poetry - Poems
States of Poetry 2016 - South Australia | 'Back' by Jelena Dinic
by Jelena Dinic •
I walk through my hometown
as an uninvited guest.
Divorced
from communism
the old street has taken back
its maiden name.
I follow the steps of a lost child
watching myself
from the curtains
of memory's windows.
The doors of St Nicholas church
are rusty but open.
Inside familiar faces
and a sign
Buy candles here
they are blessed.
I count how many are needed
for the living
then for the dead
their smaller flames
burning violently
in my eyes.
Jelena Dinic
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