‘Do You See Me?’ by David Ly1 min read

Illustration by Christie Lim

Burning eyes,
open wide—
I could be you too,
despite the tears
and eyes as dry
as a seahorse
on an apothecary table
underneath
the Chinatown sky.

David Ly is a writer, poet, Master of Publishing student at SFU, and the Digital Editorial Assistant at NUVO magazine. He’s trained under authors Broc Rossell, David Chariandy, and Anosh Irani. David lives in Surrey, B.C and thanks your pretty eyes for spending time with his words.

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