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boy born of water
nước

journal documenting
times i am by the water
escapism

    1.    ft. tilden 2/20/23


    1.    ft. tilden 2/20/23 (thoughts)
rest in peace ren hang.
this is the way content is meant to be viewed, minimal text interference, white background, photo down the middle.
tumblr really got it right!
ft. tilden in february before all the other kids go,
i was early. i was there, shivering before you were.
i thought i would cry, but i didn’t.
but i did almost throw the ring you gave me,
into the crashing waves.
cathartic.



2.    natural bridges beach 7/12/23


2.    natural bridges beach 7/12/23 (thoughts)
do i really like ocean vuong?
or is he the only coming of age vietnamese artist that exists?
thats not true at all.
what if the only person i will ever relate to in this world,
is ocean vuong?
santa cruz never gets old.
after all it was here where i first fell in love.
i prefer the blue gondolas to the pink ones.




3.    pacifica pier 7/15/23


    3.    pacifica pier 7/15/23 (thoughts)
saw a whale out in the water, made a wish.
today i wonder if i will be someone else’s girl on the shore.
whale watchers watch me!
i am nothing but,
a boy who obscures your photo.
forget me not.



4.    far rockaway 9/1/23



4.    far rockaway 9/1/23 (thoughts)
there you are, now you and i are immortal.
& you don’t know,
what it means to be free!
this is the residue left behind,
from sunday sentimental spit.