Joy Fu
Only if I
change my mind
can God
forgive and love
me.
Electric wires;
yellow buttons;
caution signs.
Pain and prayer every 21 seconds.
Can’t I
repent
without breathing?
Reparative air.
THERAPY.
Also, was I
Aye. “If only…”
Mind my change ––
God can
love and forgive
me.
Wires; Electric
buttons. YELLOW
signs ‘CAUTION!’
SSZ-ZSSSS… 2nd December. Every prayer and pain?
I can’t
repent,
breathing without
air – reparative
therapy.
I was also
MADE IN GOD’S IMAGE
?
Note: This poem is part of a fictional poetry collection I wrote, in which I take on the persona of Mr. New York, the protagonist of N.K. Jemisin’s sci-fi short story The City Born Great.
Joy Fu is a freshman studying Linguistics and Music Technology. She is originally from Shanghai, China.
