on his joy

— for mango —

i

his joy is like a smile stamped across the scornful mouths of gods, painting
vibrant leaves and petals onto a greyscale grim reality, bringing
sparkling light sprinkles into muddy fountains and closed monolids, mending
the anxious cigarette heart into a music box emerald of neon streams

ii

he is a healer, lovely lalafel
crafty and fashionable astrologian
casting spells of unwavering starlight
as calculated as a conductor masterfully
strategizing symphonic resonance
teetering too close to death’s door,
have no fear, cut out despair
he will imbue you in
hit point healing aurora
wave a protect spell in hexagonal fashion
fight on, raid on
and be witness to his joy
thank the twelve for his joy,
an adventurers’
life support

poems by YUN
artwork by the animators of Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic ← one of my favorite animes!!!!!