- so easy
- with the Internet
- no long letters, no long wait
- and there you were at the airport
- more beautiful than I could imagine
- I felt young again
- I smiled at the way you said, “Minsk”
- and you laughed when I said, “Moskva”
- we taught each other
- so quick you were to learn
- not just easy words but differences
- like between visa and Visa
- looking back, I should have seen you flinch
- at loud noises, and check locks
- I did not see the word Mafia until
- your note
- hard to read
- you must run, yes
- someone who wears dark glasses even at night
- coming here now
- I had been helpful
- thank you
- sorry to be gone
- I am sorry too
- alone in my bed
- and when a step creaks
- or a door rattles
- my heart pounds
- for you
- or for him