Sister Snake

by Amanda Lee Koe

But even a beguiling paradise grows drier than dust when you can’t have what you want.

This body itself is emptiness. Emptiness itself is this body.

When everyone operates under the assumption that fake-it-till-you-make-it is the given, no one will be able to recognize the truth.

There are so many things that humans have decided they need in order to survive. Money. Property. Status. If survival isn’t an issue, getting ahead comes into play.

“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.”