My only sin was defiance. Godless monkey the sailor mouthed marionette in your palm, puppet-strung & punished for my pride. Heaven’s equal, pancaked under a mountain then walked like a dog in a shock-collar circlet, leash tugged on by the hands of a monk.
L.Y. Rinn is a Chinese-Malaysian game localization specialist and poet. She is in love with mythological women, the beauty of hanfu designs, and danmei novels. Her works have been featured in Aster Lit and Ice Lolly Review.
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I still think about this poem!
I love Wukong! One of my favorite myths/folktales.