so you saw
behind the makeup
smeared foundation
those freckles
pass the smile
pass the thrilling laughter
you saw
I’m an orb in a box
rolling rattling splintering
shattered when I
saw you.

Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the blogger, poet, and translator, was born in 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in Western Sydney, Australia.
Reblogged this on Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News.
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“I’m an orb in a box”
You are a beat in my heart 🙌🤭😆💙
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ha ha, thanks cutie pie. 🙂
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😂😂 You are welcome; I adore your rection 🌹✌️☺️🤗
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Beautiful poem and portrait ❤
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thank you Rainz.
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Beautiful blog
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Please read my post
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