A PORTRAIT OF A GIRL IN THE LOST AND FOUND

a girl as
a moon as
a shadow sun as
a forgotten prayer echoing

a girl as
a bottled typhoon rattling as
a yarrow wildfire outbreaking as
lava roiling under skin as
stars bursting on tongues

a girl as
sand into shards as
mirrors dented in as
tapes rewinding as
puzzle pieces missing and
found and lost and
again and again and
again

Wen Yu Yang was born and raised in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Currently, she coordinates the UNSWeetened Literary Journal 2022 and writes on the unceded lands of the Gadigal and Bidjigal people in Sydney, Australia. You can find her at: https://wenyuwrites.wordpress.com.