yearning from the nonbeliever
what exists on the other side of dreaming?
tell me –
convince me
there is an end to this yearning
that the silent wishes i tuck in between words
are enough
to build a world
of fortune, of futurity,
i wish for a universe that is not so delicate
i cannot cope if it slips through my fingers
if i shatter in every alternate timeline
tell me –
is it brave to wish for life? more life
to have faith despite it all
to unveil the hurt and witness the threads of possibility
will i gaze upon a land of satiated desire or of broken promises?
perhaps we shall place bets then:
roll the dice and tell me the chances / wish on the curls of my eyelashes / suspend time at the eleventh minute of the eleventh hour / will the stars to fall out of the sky / light the world on fire and inscribe your wishes into your exhale / break me in half, carve your luck into my bones
tell me –
will i be lucky enough to survive this?
Jo (she/her) is a queer, Filipinx poet from Modesto, California. She studies English and Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley, where she is the Editor-in-Chief of {m}aganda magazine and a contributing writer of GIA Magazine. She writes from a place of healing and reclamation, and she hopes to provide a space for others to do the same. You can find her on Instagram at @johanlorraine and @maganda.magazine.
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