‘Rice Queen’ by David Ly1 min read

Illustration by Priscilla Yu

And then I met him:
worshipper of my body
down on his knees,
his tongue so kind
between my thighs.

Be my boy
for one more night,
his tongue insists
softly on to mine.
I put my head
down his chest—
I was a token
strung about his neck.

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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