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Desolate Beneath the Moon

Disorder, chaos, naïveté, confusion—the human body is torn apart, not a single piece remains whole. The moon looks at me. I grow shy, too embarrassed to meet her gaze.

LYJ

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Desolate Beneath the Moon

Disorder, chaos,

naïveté, confusion—

the human body

is torn apart,

not a single piece

remains whole.

 

The moon looks at me.

I grow shy,

too embarrassed to meet her gaze.

 

I take out my heart,

and wish to offer it to her—

but it slips

into a bucket of filth.

It won’t come clean again.

 

The moon watches.

I stay silent.

Deep down, I know—

she is a barren plain.

So am I.

WRITTEN BY

LYJ

A drifter in Beijing, drawn to literature, history, and ancient architecture. Through books, I live an unseen second life; through reading, I arrive in places I’ve never set foot in.Read more

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