A.M. Muffaz | On a Beach

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Dinghies from another place
Washed ashore
Rafts of past lives
Run aground
The memory of where they stood
Like the places that no longer exist
Because the people are gone.

In your slippers
Traces of warmth remain
At the foot of the stairs
Where they sat
Face out
To await my passing.

A.M. Muffaz is a 26-year-old Malaysian writer. Her work has recently appeared in Fantasy Magazine and Bandersnatch (Prime Books). She is currently working on her first novella, set in Kuala Lumpur, about a conservative Muslim man haunted by evolutionary theory. More about her and her work is available at: http://www.ammuffaz.com

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