Daryl Lim Wei Jie (b. 1990)
SELECTED POEMS
Domestic Bliss
The kettle boils water to a crisp
there are orang-utans in the bath again
the orchids have eaten the cockroaches
a deejay announces the end of all war
consider the compostability of things
the oranges in the fridge are dying the slowest death
adultery remains a distant fantasy
no one votes for the opposition
the toilet does everything it is told to do
wake up to the highest possible grade of birdsong
a fifth of the cutlery has been used just once
none of the doors can be locked
the smell of rain has seeped into the sugar
each room cultivates its particular version of truth
where there was silence there is now more
by Daryl Lim Wei Jie
from Anything But Human (2021)
