Chiaroscuro by Shinlynn Kuo

you gave me a poem

when I asked for an essay—

with you, I am home

we lie still in bed

lying through our teeth

hold each other’s breath

together we wait

for a train never coming

running from silence

you’ve left ghosts behind

of cigarette burns on the

limbs of vintage films

Shinlynn Kuo currently lives in Southern California creating living paintings through the medium of game design. She can be spotted on library rooftops, drawing dragons on paper airplanes she flies out.