Zackary Chong
a poem by
Out of the Bag
Wh irlwind! Schrödi nger in shambles !
Whirlw ind! Front te
eth ! Wh irlwind! Pandora unlocked! Whirlwind! H
iding fro m the rainfall!
Whirl win d!
Yo ur scent
in my c ap! W hir
lwind! Gigglin g to myself on t he
Way home! Wh
irlwind! Red cheeks
double time ! Whirl wind ! Redder
ears! Whirlwin
d! It's all wron
g! Whir lwind! Hypotheti cals and ifs and bu
ts forced in to ises and musts
! Whirlwind!
Every poem I wanted
to send you read it! Whirlwind! Whirlwind!
You caught everything!
Whirlw ind!
It's o ut of the bag no
w, cat ch it,
put it back ! I didn' t hear the Geiger c
lick, I have music at top volume o
n the train back!
Whirlwind! Catc
h it! Whirl wind !
Zackary
Chong
(he/him)
Zackary Chong (@zankett) is a Singaporean monkey with a typewriter. His work has been featured by The Paper Plane Press, Ranger Magazine, Burnings Magazine, Sekudu Quarterly, Blue Moon Review and Anglo-Chinese Independent Stage. Always open to new writers to connect with.