is it a fixed flower

a pixel in a petal

an obscurity in Ovid’s myths

a word for lava

 

is it a Nordic sky

the nebulous imaginings

that puff and shrink

within the torso

 

an open roof of arching desires

the cross-hatching

of a drying pen

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A collection of prose poetry written for 'Incarnation', a satellite exhibition at the 2021 Hong Kong International Photography Festival. Other featured writers include Lawrence Pun Kwok-ling, Coco Shen, and Entssong.