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screaming lullabies at sleeping beauty
sydney khoo (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia)

 


 

oh
they think
you will crumble like ash
these men with soot-stained hands
trailing their eyes across your skin
like you’ve been asleep, waiting for them
dressed up as princes, dressed up as knights
they kneel at your feet and set you alight
they may be kindling but they are not kind
these wolves wear their hunger in smiles
when they douse you in kerosene
and use your body to feed the night
remember you are a phoenix
and you will rise

screaming lullabies at sleeping beauty
sydney khoo

 


 

sydney khoo is a non-binary and queer writer, born in New South Wales, Australia to Malaysian-Chinese parents. Though typically located crying in Starbucks or tweeting in McDonalds, they can occasionally be found posting creative essays and short stories online. Follow them on twitter @sydneykerosene.

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