Prodigal and the fortunate son

by Basil Le

i love you

/ i love you / i love you  /

i love you / i love you / i love you know that

    no map is drawn right / no man is

drawn right / no north sun dawns right

   i was born on land / passport on hand / i got to

hate the land / i got lots to live

my parents weren’t on that boat / but i've got to

spite the hand / my water is snow

know that in your bones / know that

in your bones / know that in your bones

you carry water / you are carved

from water / we are scared of water / but we

will have a home / will two halves into being / will yellow /

will have you at least

/ three Nams / of two Hues /

one home

Basil Le (he/they) is a staff writer of juxtapose magazine.

I like putting words together! In my free time I write songs, make maps, and produce music for friends. Former techie with a knack for code art.