more control to breathe
beneath her flesh she had
grown pride and space
From words on page 198 of Lapvona by Otessa Moshfegh (Vintage, 2022).
... and occasional Tanka... and Haibun. Started after a competition on the unbound.co.uk blog (see #1 and #2). Mostly actually senryu, I think. This year attempting to publish a Haiku every day - 365 Haiku a Day. For good or for ill, I always aim to stick rigidly to a 5-7-5 structure - forgive me if I have counted the syllables wrong, often they are how I have said, or thought, them in my head rather than their official number.
more control to breathe
beneath her flesh she had
grown pride and space
From words on page 198 of Lapvona by Otessa Moshfegh (Vintage, 2022).