Self-love in a time of coronavirus: 'Umami tears'

4:09am, 1 Sep, 2020

Jasmine Ho, Faustina Yick, Shraavasti Bhat

Three students from King George V School initiated ‘Umami’ - a series of poems and illustrations that speak to the hearts of Hong Kong youth today

They hope their works can be a source of comfort for readers as they navigate these hard-to-describe times

Jasmine Ho, Faustina Yick, Shraavasti Bhat | 4:09am, 1 Sep, 2020

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Umami tears along tongues tremble

in their refraction
dissipate before we
can taste

the bitter
and savour
the sweet

like tsunami
waves engulfing
cities

but only to retreat timid into
the depths of the ocean

we are left blissful in

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