Living with a Warlock

Abstract

Living with a Warlock A Thi Nar (bio) Translated from Burmese by ko ko thett I just wanted to eyeball those bloodshot eyes.You are a warlock ablaze,a spam in my inbox.To what past life do I owe this pleasure?Don't kiss my nape with your knifelike lips.I don't want your sacks of shambles.I never felt comfortable at witching hours.There were days I remained in the same nightie.Life expectancy improved, expecting someone.A desert island would do me good.Shouldn't we jump over the fuse of a landmine?Any mad woman will need a hand.The more I struggle, the more I will prove my insanity.That's why I will keep quiet in your black casket.Details of a pair of lips—a remote control.It took just one second to undress me.Whatever happened happened like the ebb & flow of tide.With resistance, the size of a tiny cross,craving rolled off like loose wheels.Every act of lasciviousness goes overthe boundary of consciousness.Smash Venus' hands, giving you new wings.This body couldn't hold exhaustion out of lust.If you murder me in your imagination,I will die for real.Each time chests of inferiority pile up on one anotherEach time a plastic doll full of needle marks diesI would sayI get more than mere satisfaction.Don't give me shambles.Each time you unlock my boxyou are mine. [End Page 190] A Thi Nar A Thi Nar began writing poems in 2014, mostly for social media. She has collaborated with other poets on three collections of poetry, all published in Yangon: The Fifth Primate (2016), Siri Poems (2016), and DNA 17+ (2017). Ko Ko Thett ko ko thett is a bilingual poet and author of several collections of poetry and poetry translations in Burmese and English. He has been featured at literary events from Sharjah to Shanghai, and his poems and translations have appeared in literary journals and anthologies worldwide. He was the poetry editor for Mekong Review from 2017 to 2022. His most recent volume is Bamboophobia (Zephyr, 2022). He lives in Norwich, U.K. Copyright © 2022 University of Hawai'i Press