Geyser
Few things sadder
than your inconsistencies.
First, a quandary of rocks
scattered in jest, each smeared
with their own handwriting.
Second, no place to call
a sanctuary, no one there
without taking you
for granted. Third, an occasional
burst of remonstrance to show
you are alive, buried
in melancholic soil. Anything
that is beaten is impressive
while it lasts.
Born in 1991, Jerrold Yam is a Singaporean law undergraduate at University College London and the author of two poetry collections, Scattered Vertebrae (Math Paper Press, 2013) and Chasing Curtained Suns (Math Paper Press, 2012). His poems have appeared in more than fifty literary journals worldwide, including Poetry Quarterly, The New Poet, Third Coast and Washington Square Review. He is the winner of the National University of Singapore’s Creative Writing Competition 2011, and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Find him at http://jerroldyam.wordpress.com/.
