Self-love in a time of coronavirus: Floral Slippers
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by Jasmine Ho, Faustina Yick, Shraavasti Bhatustina Yick
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- Three students from King George V School initiated ‘Umami’ - a series of poems and illustrations that speak to the hearts of Hong Kong youth today
- They hope their works can be a source of comfort for readers as they navigate these hard-to-describe times
by Jasmine Ho, Faustina Yick, Shraavasti Bhatustina Yick
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Prioritise community and self-love.i came to the sea Floral
Slippers hanging florid
on an orchid tree*
whimpering in sight of
bellowing waves,
pushing and pulling
its lovely stale
soles clung to
wrinkled branches
straps adorned
with faded sequins
old lady sweat
dripping from whispers
of an early “I do”
to frying heart-shaped sausages
her soul,
simmered tepid
now annealed
the Floral Slippers push and
push sea salt rinses chilled
scents away to be one with the
warmth above.
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