Break it, you said, into manageable Pieces. Break it down, home-work or bone-work; Break, and prosper. You told half the fable Then, leaving out the life-long quest for gold To lace mending-lacquer. All I know are fragments. Pieces of shell Floating in the egg-white, above the yolk, The soul still miraculously whole, […]
Hibah Shabkhez
Hibah Shabkhez is a writer and photographer from Lahore, Pakistan. Her work has previously appeared in Penine Platform, Rust and Moth, Think Journal, The Font, The Raven’s Muse Magazine, and a number of other literary magazines. Studying life, languages, and literature from a comparative perspective across linguistic and cultural boundaries holds a particular fascination for her. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/HibahShabkhez, Twitter X @hibahshabkhez Insta: @shabkhez_hibah