an inventory of things / people blooming means to me

Evan Violets, Singapore

i. transitional process, picking up the shattered

gradations of our imploded solace with our callous-spangled fingers

and piecing them into unfamiliar kinds of brilliance.

ii. the lengths we’ve come, to comprehend the ways to

bend our lingering agonies into ocean-tender art.

iii. the dusk-shrouded days we’ve trudged past, to be able

to warp our dismal silhouette(s) into tangible lustre.

iv. the way the static skyline transits into sunset aftermath,

the way its cerulean softness

blossomed into raw-apricot scenery.

v. and you grandma, the way you grew out of your

episodic-grieving, into a figure of incandescence,

inspiring those around you.

Evan Violets is a student-poet based in Singapore. He enjoys immersing himself in literary texts rich in wild imagery and loves interacting with other artists. He wants to be a voice for those who can't put their stories to words.