"Raveling" by Audrey Zheng

Raveling

Hail Jesus, Buddha come
to me, Allah
wave hello. Wear through you
like a worry stone, and
fill me up, your
mysteries.
Do you know everything?
Are you happy? When your child smiles,
do you smile?
The loops, the loops! no wonder Zeus
is lusty,
satisfaction!
Gather in, I want to be God. I want
to live forever, I want serotonin,
holy material. What is
divinity? It’s when you know nothing
but everything is okay.
I want to be happy on pine needles,
birdsong. I love you,
to be nothing and proud of it!

Audrey Zheng

Audrey Zheng is a student in high school. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in Blue Marble Review and Wise Ink Blog. Her pronouns are she/her.

Headshot: Audrey Zheng

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