feel the spin of the wheels
the surprise of ramps or potholes
the acceleration, deceleration, sudden turns
your hands on the wheel
your foot on the clutch
your eyes on the windscreen
sitting next to you, feeding you a humbug
turning up the radio to sing with Lady Gaga
putting a hand on your knee, your crotch
the splash of the waves is behind us
the moon and the stars hang upon us
the vales and dales open their arms and hearts
we drive through the wind, through time,
space, aerodynamics, our hair covered
with frost as we throw our hometowns behind
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Hongwei Bao is a queer Chinese writer and academic based in Nottingham, UK. His
work explores queer desire, Asian identity, diasporic positionality and transcultural
intimacy. He is the author of Dream of the Orchid Pavilion (Big White Shed Press
2024) and The Passion of the Rabbit God (Valley Press, 2024).
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