Creativity
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Human Kites (Diều đua người)
<Vietnamese below> Three kites enter a competitionto fly the highest human. Kite A chooses the chubby boyKite B selects the skinny manKite C picks the panicky girl. They tie them upand let them go. The chubby boy wobbles,flaps like a bedsheet — then drops. The skinny man jerks,twitches, dangles — then plunges. But the panicky…
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The broken streetlight
[Vietnamese below] One night,a streetlight pops. Butterflies scatter,moths take offlovers’ shadows fade away. A firefly stops by – ‘where did your light go?’ The city moves onother streetlights glow,lovers meet under new lights.No one looks back. Only the firefly,and the broken streetlight,talking to the darkness. ___________ Chiếc đèn đường vỡ Một đêm, đèn đường vỡ. Bướm…
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Words Stuck
It’s funny, in a not-so-funny way, how often our words get stuck, isn’t it? They say talking is one of the most natural things we do, but sometimes it feels like anything but confusion. As if there’s this whole world inside your head, clear and vivid, but the moment you try to share a piece…