I have a secret.
A secret I will share with you and only you.
I have a treasure.
A treasure that is magical
3 layers of clothes under the scorching sun. The sun showed me no mercy that day, because I had already started sweating the moment we stepped out of the MRT entry.
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Plastic black beaded eyes that have dutifully watched me through my childhood, that have caressed me in my moments and told me everything would be…
that old rope
The tight red rope of love
made of double-stranded DNA
For some, may just be a physical attachment
But for me,
It was the emotional attachment felt
I’ve never felt like I belonged
To a certain place or person
Every time I walked away
I used to hoard a bunch of “things”
From book and pens to notes and strings
Presents from others and birthday gifts
Packing begins
i rummage through the shelve
and pick up a box
blooming with wealth
as i sift through them
Walking into a live size snow globe
Silence layers my soul
I got you at eight years old
so young and innocent
so unaware about myself
so oblivious to the bouts of addiction about to come
Sunshine flooded my soul. I felt a ripple of excitement at the thought of my first visit to Wild Wild Wet. It was a cool and breezy evening. White, fluffy clouds drifted across the sky. My brother and I were running all around the hotel room, driving my parents all dizzy. I was filled with energy despite the fact that…
rain or shine
dusk or dawn
the Viking ships
hanging high above
looked down on everyone.
they surrounded the compass,
A gentle breeze
A warmth that fills me from within
A slight squeeze
When skin meets skin
It was a gift from my grandmother
Just one week before entering Primary school
My grandmother gifted me a watch
Written in words I could not understand.
A mix of languages,
Malay and Punjabi, English and Persian.
Heavy, and old in my young hands.
From a time I had never known, from a person I had.
It has been 4 years since you found a home on my wrist