you’re a skateboarder trying a kickflip
so young, so innocent
a daffodil bud before lunar new year
i’m so scared of crushing you
your laugh is sacred
echoing in the apartment building stairwell
the pitter patter of your footsteps
and mine chasing after you
you call me jeje
looking up at me with stars in your eyes
falling asleep on the bus
my hands running through your hair
you grew like wild grass untamed
until you reached my height and then some
your laugh is still the same
the way you tug my sleeve to turn my head
you’re light and crystal
my hands are charcoal smudged
you let me in so easily
i’m so scared of staining you
Glass Heart by Chiu-yi Rachel Ngai - Hong Kong/Arkansas, U.S.