Daryl Lim Wei Jie
Issue 1: RISE, July 2023
A constant desire to be sure
that an Alpha is present
Youth smiles without any reason
An unending supply of urban warriors
crafted for the experienced wearer
You are what you love, not who loves you
Everyday fashion; forward style;
style inspiration; horrible scam company
A heart without dream is like a bird without feathers
As a result we hope to gain your loyalty, you
complete piece of trash
You attract what you are, not what you want
Stylish pieces for everyone in the globe
to be bought and then disposed of
Time flies while learning about great American history
Our warehouse in China currently ships
redefined traditional boundaries
Every moment is a fresh beginning as life becomes limitless
There’s always more we could do to tailor-make our planet
for modern apparel stores
You will always be with yourself
We do not have any tracking system
in place at this time and
are working towards making one happen
This poem splices text from:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/style/moroccan-trellis-rug.html
https://www.topic.com/there-s-no-such-thing-as-a-free-watch
and various Instagram captions
Daryl Lim Wei Jie 林伟杰 is a poet, translator and editor from Singapore. His latest collection of poetry, Anything but Human, was a finalist for the 2022 Singapore
Literature Prize. He translated Short Tongue, a collection of poetry by the Singaporean Chinese poet Wang Mun Kiat. He co-edited and conceptualised the anthologies Food Republic: A Singapore Literary Banquet, which received a Special Award at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, and The Second Link, a forthcoming book of Malaysian and Singapore writing.