should I mourn you
before you are dead, sing
perform for you
a composition
a requiem of your middle ages
a marriage
beyond your fingertips
sips of love, broken joy
no ploy
take
what isn’t yours
should I mourn you
before you are dead, cry
demand
your resurrection
your Easter
a new life
beyond your fingertips
sips of love, broken joy
no ploy
take
what isn’t yours
should I mourn you
before you are dead, weep
cry for you
demand your escape
from a cage
the freedom
beyond your entombment
sips of love, broken joy
no ploy
take
what isn’t yours
should I mourn you
before you are dead, laugh
pity
your entombment
a bejeweled castle
of your own making
beyond your fingertips
silent birdsongs, broken joys
no ploy
take
what isn’t yours
should I mourn you
before you are dead, be silent
stifle the cry
the anguish
your own entombment
the freedom
beyond your fingertips
sips of love, broken joy
no ploy
take
what isn’t yours
no, I will not mourn
I will not cry
strangers,
like ships in the night?
your entombment
yours alone
not mine.
I get it
a watery grave is better than a cage.
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.
Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm 
Everything about this = adorable 🥂😆🫶
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Just a bit :))
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Yup 😄💙. I sensed a bit of emotion in this one, but you’re such a darling ☺️🤗💌
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it will be our secret okay 😉
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Absolutely my dear 😆🫡
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This is a wonderful poem! And the photos are cute.
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Thank you 🥰
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I really dig your style
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This one is so deep the title, took to it to a deeper level
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I was a little sad when I wrote over 3 days .. don’t look into it too much, you might go mad :))
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thanks man 🙂
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Amazing.
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thank you for popping in to read and share your comments yeah..
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and such a delightful video to close the post!
⬻𓂀✧ ✬ღ☆ ∞ ♡ ∞ ☆ღ✬ ✧𓂀⤖
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ah, yes, I forgot. Thank you :))
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💫🙇♂️😌🙏✨
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My dear friend. We learn too late. We had what we needed. Wonderful, tender and powerful poetry.
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thank you mr. coyote. we do learn too late.
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You are welcome my dear friend.
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Beautiful poem. Don’t mourn don’t cry .
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❤ thank you ❤
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💐
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Oh I love this piece, what a tugging at the center of one’s chest.
“should I mourn you
before you are dead, be silent
stifle the cry
the anguish
your own entombment”
The last stanza’s are beautifully written and an exquisite ending. You look so young, what a lovely and gracious woman you are indeed. Big hugs Trâm. 🤗
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Thank you Joni, always for your kindness and my hugs hehheh.. ❤ Trâm.
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