Video Manifesto 2 artist Natalie A. Chao’s short poems with her own photography will appear in Floating Teatime: Personally Speaking over the next two months.
once there was a girl who wanted to go somewhere
she had never been before
so she lied to her mom
about going to the store
to buy a present for her
so the plan worked
and she saw a path that was never there before
she took it farther
and farther,
then she heard something
“BOO!”
AHH—the girl screamed
it was her friend Rose.
What in the world are you doing here?! She said
I was just…about to lie
to me
to my mom
I had to,
because I wanted to go somewhere new!
somewhere like where unicorns live
I just want to get away from that same old place
Cora, if you want to get to be free then that doesn’t include lying
you’re right. But-
no buts!!! Rose said.
from that day on, Cora always told the truth
THE END
…/ to be continued.
2nd poem of the Wilderness Poems series: http://floatingprojectscollective.net/personally-speaking/nataliechao_same-old-place/
