Dancing in the Dark by Soheon Rhee (12, Philippines)

The sonamu branch sliced the sky
​resembling a map of pale ridges. 
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Under the trees, on their formica
countertop, the neighbors are baking, 

kneading dough while we lit the stove
and sautéed japchae on the pan.

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The rain outside receded through
the hallway and we left the noodles 

plated near the windowsill, waiting
until our black silhouettes melted 

in the shallows of the lake below,
our shadows dancing in the dark.