@pleomorphic2.bsky.social takes us to the line in this visceral piece - but thus far shall we go and no further 😢
FlashFlood: 'All the Ways We Died' by Sumitra Singam #nffd2026
Fiona McKay
As babes, you toddling with the cleaver, your Ma yelling.
As fresh pupils, you whispering the answer, us caned by Sister Adele.
As fourth graders, you taunting Bhavani-the-Bully who gave us horsey bites that stung for days.
As first formers, you daring us to drink our chemistry experiment leading to a glorious sickie together watching Rage, our hands thigmotropic on the couch.
As third formers, you passing the joint to me, us semi-comatose on the rug, a flash of your caramel-soft midriff.
Yesterday, me finally finding your lips with mine:Â
you finally finding a line you wouldn’t cross.
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Sumitra Singam is a queer, neurodiverse Malaysian-Indian-Australian coconut who writes in Naarm/Melbourne. She’ll be the one in the kitchen making chai (where’s your cardamom?). You can find her and her other publication credits on Bluesky: @pleomorphic2 & sumitrasingam.squarespace.com
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