living in the archive part 1

i take a snapshot with my brain rather than my phone

a sticker as a token of childlike wonder

somebody put love, care, thoughtfulness and joy into every cute animal seen on asian packaging

i look back on objects collected years ago and think about how much i have changed

a leaf as a symbol of both life and death and everything in between

a sip of water that was squeezed up from the ground

a barcode to tell someone every flawed data about you

a tone parting waters between two worlds

memories of stopping at distant petrol stations and eating melted squares bars

trying kopi ais for the first time and how sweet it was

one calligraphic stroke uniting the heavens with earth

colourful plastic bags crocheted into cushion covers

crossing the bridge to penang over muddied waters

drawing a map of malaysia by imagination