Cheng Him: “Froggy Froggy Jump Like Hell”
“Since beginningless time, living beings have been reincarnating in the six realms in an endless cycle.” —The Compassionate Water Samadhi
OM ah seng say – sit in rain become wet
OM people say – kanina this one who dont know
OM ah seng say – you got ask fish if they know what is wet?
OM people say – you might as well ask fish how to walk
OM ah seng say – he will become the fish
OM people say – (actually they just throw him inside the water)
OM ah seng say – (incoherent gurgling noises)
OM people say – how, got ask the fish how to walk or not?
OM ah seng say – the fish know what is the rain
OM people say – the frog know better than the fish
OM ah seng say – the frog the fish share the same sky
OM people say – you then share the same as sai
OM ah seng say – kanina this one who dont know
OM people say – (incoherent gurgling noises)
OM ah seng say – I throw you all inside the water how?
OM people say – we become the fish lor
OM ah seng say – the frog know better than the fish
OM people say – sit in rain both become wet
OM ah seng say – (nothing, he busy throwing people inside water)
OM people say – the fish the frog share the same sky
OM ah seng say – how, got ask the fish what is wet or not?
OM people say – the fish know what is the rain
OM ah seng say – kanina this one who dont know
OM people say – the frog the fish both dont know
OM ah seng say – you then share the same as the sai
OM people say – you might as well ask fish how to walk
Cheng Him is from Singapore. Their work explores form and language, and has been featured in Strange Horizons, Quarterly Literary Review Singapore, The Kindling, and Tiger Moth Review, among others. They are part of the writing group known as the ATOM Collective.
