Walida Fatima

(Translated by Nazrul Islam)


One day, I will take an early-dawn flight to Cairo.
In the evening, I will eat kebabs in Giza's streets.At night, I will return to the hotel alone
I will go to bed upset

I know you live next door.
I will not go; I won't say anything to you
Walida Fatima.

Nazrul Islam is a writer and MPhil Researcher (Education) at the School of Education of the Bangladesh Open University