"Clichés" by Yuna Kang

Clichés

cherry blossoms on the sun setting sea of
roses that taste of old thorns.
the blood that curls around a finger scorn
like wine straining itself into a discontent of
dull silver chalices, the communion refuses
its master. I never met her, a woman of
cotton dresses and a basket of flowers,
i met the setting sky at grassy hills
where the sea-stained cliffs refused
to drown.

Yuna Kang

Yuna Kang is a queer, Korean-American writer based in northern California. She has been writing literature since she was a child and has been published in a variety of literary journals, including Sinister Wisdom, Rising Phoenix Press, Strange Horizons, and many more. She has also been nominated for the 2022 Dwarf Stars Award.

Headshot: Yuna Kang

Photo Credit: Kaylee Wallace