The moon faces you like a spotlight.
You’re on the stage of your balcony
missing the admiration of Romeo.
You take in the unmusic of the traffic;
I told the young man with violent eyes
there is something I want to ask you
shoot me
I told him take off your uniform
and show me your khaki skin
Nora Nadjarian is a Cypriot poet and short story writer. She has published three collections of poetry and her work has won prizes or been commended in various international competitions, including the Scottish International Open Poetry Competition, the Commonwealth Short Story Competition, and the Féile Filíochta International Poetry Competition 2005 (Ireland).