Jill Chan 
NEW ZEALAND

chan_jt@yahoo.com 

Fracture

My razor sight
shook me
into an ether
of uncertainty
into an aroma
of strength

Short-circuited neurons
transported me
to a lacerated time line,
the black cliffs of loneliness
the effluent of relationships
where fractures never healed

They stay with me
broken and drowning

Folded Airplanes

Shall I give up
these curious carefree days
replace them with
folded planes?

Paper destinations
weigh heavier
than disjointed
flights of foolish
imaginings

The Comfort of Night and Sleep

This morning
I searched in my soul
for the softness in your breath
to occupy your touch,
I poked at the ashes of living
to find my self

Night is cold
but warmer 
than my day
Sleep is gentle
soothing as velvet

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