Xiyuan Zhou | 周曦媛
When I open my eyes
I see part of the sun being torn to pieces by a beast
falling to the ground
Blood gushing out
My bones can't stop shaking and tingling with ecstasy
"Tear them apart!"
I cannot feel fear
Because I foresee the glow of the moon
The sun goes out where it rises
It falls on the water
All light is drowned
Someone cries
but silent
Night is the time of the beast
Night is the time of their fear
Night is the time of my anger
They are afraid of me
like they are afraid of nature
Timid shadows crowd around each other:
“If lightning flashes
If it rains
If daylight never comes again
If trees no longer bear fruits
......”
They hunt me
in the name of the sun
They create countless suns
in the name of faith
Can't you see they are lying?
The sun is a lie
This is a war
Always
They took away the tears of the moon
as a bullet shooting to my head
They took away the songs from my throat
to imitate mother's voice
They took away the fire I gave birth to
burning me to die
The ashes of the sun still burn in my veins
But it doesn’t hurt anymore
I’m here to conjure you
Flow to me
Like you just melted from the ice sheet
Flow to me