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POETRY When the rain came, sweet earth bloomed. /
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Malacca River
The river’s wound healed, swelling to meet /
the first lightning strike in a kiss. Still buried /
in the silt of the riverbed, I opened my mouth /
to taste the first drop—as acrid as raw honey.
Kwan Ann Tan
Kwan Ann Tan is a Malaysian writer and a medievalist-in-training. Her work is published or forthcoming in Joyland Magazine, The Mays Anthology, Sine Theta Magazine, and others. You can find her at kwananntan.carrd.co or on Twitter: @KwanAnnTan.