if not a fence
a mass of water
a bay
an ocean
bar me
you are in my sight
the wind gift me with your fragrant
you taunt me with your beauty
torture me with desire
Do not touch
Do not tread
Do not climb
Fear not…
For the beast is caged.
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.