Bite-sized poetry

Welcome to our first "Bite-sized" feature! Read these 3 short, sweet, and easily digestible poems written by Berta Clapés, Vera Lucia, and Sophia Jacqueline.

Get comfortable, make yourself some buttered bread, and enjoy <3

OLD FLOWERS IN A QUIET HOME
by Berta Clapés 

But what if I get bored of people who love me
And end up in a quiet home?
I’ll peek through the glass to my neighbours’ windows
While they slow dance on the kitchen floor

And in April I’ll have flowers in the garden
In December I’m gonna stay in
Cause what if I grow up tired
And I still don’t recognize my new street?

Then I could pretend I’ve always wanted
To grow old in a house no one’s in
I’ll stare at my neighbours, close the curtains
And while they slow dance I’ll tuck myself in.

PHOTOTROPISM
By Vera Lucia

I am a shy silhouette
in a junction between walls,
The midnight corner
I sit atop an oak dresser
carved from my brothers daughter.
Blurry, undefined,
I am unsure of myself
in a haze
my arms
my callouses
trail.
I whisper against the
feathery edges of
glow
warmth
opportunity
My emerald veins flow with
need
want
hunger
My palms grab hold of the center
I feel hot plasma
fill the cracks of my fingerprints
I live.

mundane rituals
By Sophia Jacqueline

i make my matcha with oat milk
the way you showed me
7 am sharp

i like to think that somewhere
(wherever you are now)
you do the same
and you eat your toast with apple jam
the way i used to

i eat mine with butter now
and we don't talk.

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Meet the Contributors

Berta Clapés is a singer-songwriter based in Barcelona. With clever lyrics and soft harmonies, her songs talk about the complexity of relationships, from anger to nostalgia. Her soft spot for writing lyrics has also taken her to loving and writing poetry.

Vera Lucia is a 15-year-old aspiring Singaporean writer. Hoping to one day be recognised for her use of the English language as a medium of art, Vera uses writing as her way of reaching out to the hearts of others who are just like her. She writes with passion and intention, all words are from her heart.

Sophia Jacqueline is a poet, writer, and artist whose work primarily explores coming-of-age stories. She is currently working on her debut novel and poetry collection.

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