naomii seah
daughters
We, the daughters and deities of broken jaws.
With blood coming out of our lungs and
Laughter carved into our stomachs.
With hunger in our eyes and noise in our ears.
Daughter you deserve to live.
Daughter you deserve to starve.
Naomii Seah is currently finishing her BSc Chemistry/BA English conjoint, graduating at the end of 2020. She is also a journalist for Critic magazine, and she writes mostly poetry and flash fiction, focusing on her experience as a first generation Chinese woman in Aotearoa.