"Tell me it was for the hunger& nothing less. For hunger is to givethe body what it knowsit..."

“

Tell me it was for the hunger

& nothing less. For hunger is to give

the body what it knows

it cannot keep. That this amber light

whittled down by another war

is all that pins my hand

to your chest.

*

You, drowning

between my arms —

stay.

You, pushing your body

into the river

only to be left

with yourself —

stay.

”

- On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous || Ocean Vuong