#textinthecitysg SUBMISSION OF THE WEEK Refound Homeland by doublequad93 “Little girl, are you lost?” Sight darting yonder across foreign landmarks of skyscraper, of black hair, of Sentosa Promised border of no return unless day breaks, uneven She places her palms and ties a ponytail if only to promote invisibility into crowds Families and couples and carriers and more lost girls like herself, sent on a mission Daylight breaks and she pricks her finger on the alluring repel of the common-king durian Falling into slumber with Starbucks coffee that smells, like her homebrewed tea Also in adoration for the shining white mermaid flirting without makeup and without fins She stops at the finless – placeless – creature roaring assertion, the pedestal is where he stands As night shadows bend over meticulously eaten by neon signs chattering above the quay River spray precedes a herd of nightlife seeking home, the shortest way home Sight darting yonder between adopted landmarks of skyline, of neon lights, of promise Clutching her Starbucks cup within placed palms aromatic release, her passage to home “I am lost and found.” View the original at https://textinthecity.sg/poems/1181 Stand a chance to win $1500 worth of cash and prizes and to have your poem be part of a special poetry notebook when you submit a poem about a place in Singapore to our Text In The City app or to textinthecity.sg!
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 08:55:00 +0000