pocket dialing through air raids
slow evening / carpet bombing / dust
mite colonies scatter / mud bodies below
head on tails / on tales of aladdin
thief of fate / no djinns & magic lamp
one flying carpet overturned / soil shake
kosher salt / peppering souks / special soup
seasoning / orphan blood & jasmine tears
telephone wires / partition & pillage calling
lost lovers / wrong numbers
butt dial / ass cheeks spread
like rye bread / whole wheat
burnt fields / lamb to the slaughter
for dinner later / rib shank & breast
no different from the rest / compiled collateral
pile / unsent messages & power trip / error
screen not loading / image censored
pixel grain / habibi of no name face
by the byline / vanishing without a trace
By Thira Mohamad
Biography:
Thira Mohamad is a writer in perpetual progress based in Toronto, by way of South China Sea. A storyteller of South/East Asian origins, her poetic roots can be traced back through her maternal line. She utilizes art and its boundless dimensions to navigate the nuances of her identity. A failed archaeologist, she is currently crawling through university to finish her undergraduate degree. Thira regularly participates in poetry readings within Toronto’s diasporic community. Some of her writings can be found on her personal blog bayuandbooks.wordpress.com
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