A flying Moth

A flying Moth by Myungja Anna Koh

A flying Moth                 by Myungja Anna Koh


To hate all of me
dark night, secretly
you and me
in the same space
The flames in your mouth
Crunch, crackle, crank
Slowly a moth
leaping into the fire
Peeking into my soul from the tip of your
​tongue


I trust you
I don't know boundaries
You are me
Me like you


Since I was little,
You designed me
Who am I?
just the world I know
The world you made only for you
Your curse and accusation are my castles.
The dark blue sky you see every day
The only world I can see
I'm so far away from the daylight
you've always wanted it
Only you and me
in the quiet room
I endure your poison
to sacrifice my life to you


A moth jumping into a flame
Your sparks are buried at the tip of my wings
Someday I won't be able to fly
flick, flutter, frack
Still the moths fly around the roaring fire
that's me
that's what you want


But do you know?
The moth squints at the shining star
You don't know I am watching
Someday I'll leave you and fly away
you'll find another moth to burn
you will miss me
that's not love
Silly, self-lover!


I smell mint
Towards the quietly sparkling starlight
flap my wings little by little
and I will leave you
and I'll never come back