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.
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