Culture Shock, Vol. 3 Sept 2002  |  Poetry


Author/ Jasmin
Jasmin is a little strange sometimes, and tends to astonish people with her eccentricity. Outside, she is composed; but inside, she's really just a little girl wanting to forget about all the worries of the world. Writing is her passion, and the one way she can release all her pent-up frustrations. She lives in Singapore, and can often be found at Starbucks, the library or a good bookstore. Visit her at http://intherain.org.



 
Photography/ Emily
A seventeen-year-old idealist, Emily was brought up on small town values and sentiments and the idea that if and when you want something, you work for it. She is infamous for her bad hair days (literally), her laughs, and her careless stumbles over words, as if there are too many things she wants to say and she can’t get them all out fast enough. She dreams of going backpacking in Spain, living on a Welsh farm for a few months, riding horseback in Austria, and someday, meeting Joaquin Phoenix. Visit her at http://solo.katgyrl.com.

 


You arrest your imitations,
cornering them, ever questioning,
yet ever objective.

Shining through
little peepholes in the murky black,
streaming straight beams that reveal beauty
beneath dust on floors.

When ephemeral sky-high castles give way,
you emerge from the cellar
still intact, vibrant,
hopeful even.

you are -
(hope, beauty, despair, life.)

Truth.

Copyright © 2002 Jasmin
http://www.intherain.org


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