the dark rooms of now
the pen pierces the point in the plane
of my graphing paper, at rest
before it swoops, curves, and loops,
where am I?
following the coastlines
where am I going?
of a map blooming
one day out of the year
on the page
these questions get asked again
the dragonfly lives a moment
as if the answers can change our world
vividly
where am I going?
my maps are not to scale
I don't have an answer
I learn the roads by walking
that can kindle fire and throw light
and by losing my way
in the dark rooms of now
vividly, vividly
Christine Fojas (she/her) 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. She is on Twitter and Instagram as @chrisfojas. She is a regular contributor for Marias at Sampaguitas.