Poetry by Christine Fojas

selkie

skinless, I am tethered

in your arms

never whole

never an equal

kept here by your love

for my fractioned self

not all of me

not the part you stole

you like me broken

you know

that's why I stay

Christine Fojas is a Filipino-Canadian hailing from Las Piñas City and currently living in Metro Vancouver. She has a BA in Comparative Literature from University of the Philippines and works as a library technician at Douglas College. A list of her publications can be found at her website. She is also on Twitter as @chrisfojas. She is a regular contributor for Marias at Sampaguitas.