I was defeated by the moon | Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm – Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

Albury-Wodonga, Australia. Photography Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

I was defeated by the moon
A super moon
Holding my breath since noon
Dragging my gears like a goon

Clouds from the sea came
Pollution oozing
The unheard prayers
A frozen moon .

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5-12-18


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.

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