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#22 – Sea Shore.

Canon EOS 500N | Fujifilm Superia 400 — Canon EOS 500N | Fujifilm Superia 400

Sea Shore

I sit and stare at the sea,

As it swiftly submerges me.

The sea so oddly sways –

I listen as it sings successsive waves.

It is eerily stagnant yet still,

Like a submarine bopping along the surface;

In and out of sight.

Watching her ripples make me fall softly asleep,

Hypnotising me with each sweep.

I feel her current course through my veins;

Her tide tingles down my spine.

The sea steadily swims to the shore,

Slowly but surely finding in me more.

I sit and stare as you approach me –

Will it still be the same as before?

With love,

Emily.

Film photography, Fujifilm Superia 400, PoetryEmily Ung24 December 2015Film, Film Photography, Fujifilm Superia 400, PoetryComment

#20 – Memory Foam.

Nikon F90 | Kodak Portra 400 — Nikon F90 | Kodak Portra 400

Memory Foam

I remember how it used to feel

Every time prior to meeting you –

The way butterflies grew from the pits of my stomach;

How my heart would race because it liked the view.

I remember what it felt like

Every time you looked at me –

The way you stared into my soul;

How I melted from your gaze so gently.

I remember how you made me feel

Every time you touched me so tenderly –

The way you held my hands in yours;

How everything would fit so perfectly.

I remember how it felt like that night –

To have my heart ache in dying pain;

To fall to my knees in a standing crowd;

To cry cries that screamed in vain.

I will remember how it feels like

Every time thoughts of you surface –

The way my stomach knots itself in disgust;

How my jaw dropped in the first place.

I am always remembering how it feels –

Because losing you isn’t just a one-time affair;

And I hope never to fall in love again

Because the torture is more than I can bear.

With love,

Emily.

Film photography, Kodak Portra 400, PoetryEmily Ung8 December 2015Film, Film Photography, Kodak Portra 400, PoetryComment

#19 – Bright Blue.

Nikon F90 | Kodak Portra 400 — Nikon F90 | Kodak Portra 400

Another set of film photographs I took back in September – on a day I journeyed from university to Carriageworks in Eveleigh for Sydney Contemporary, Australasia’s international art fair.

It was my first time at Sydney Contemporary, but it certainly lived up to my expectations. It was mind-blowingly amazing – perpetually getting lost among complex and conceptual pieces. (I didn’t take any film photographs of the artworks, but you can catch a glimpse of them here)

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Whole

I like long walks –

And your company

Was an extension of me.

With love,

Emily.

Film photography, Kodak Portra 400, PoetryEmily Ung5 December 2015Film, Film Photography, Kodak Portra 400, PoetryComment

#18 – (Dis)integrate.

Nikon F90 | Kodak Portra 400 — Nikon F90 | Kodak Portra 400

(Dis)intergrate

I wish to melt into a puddle

Of my blood, sweat and tears;

To wash away my sin with your guilt

(Or lack thereof); To rid myself

Of doubt and fear.

Because – at this point and

In this very moment –

I have fueled more hate and distaste

Than love and life

In my being, and the only way

To relieve me is the one thing

I am unknown to.

My shortcomings fill

This tall tunnel I stand in

And my disappointment stares

Me in the face and dares

To tear apart all I stand for.

Even in this lack of light

I see my failures with clarity –

And nothing scares me more

Because I don’t know what I stand for

Anymore.

With love,

Emily.

Film photography, Kodak Portra 400, PoetryEmily Ung27 November 2015Film, Film Photography, Kodak Portra 400, Poetry Comment

#17 – Postcards.

Nikon F90 | Kodak Portra 400 — Nikon F90 | Kodak Portra 400

To

To write a postcard is to say,

“I miss you,”

In every possible way –

I wish you had stayed.

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From

Postcards –

Soft light and faded memories –

Perfect in the way they remind me.

With love,

Emily.

Film photography, Kodak Portra 400, Poetry, Fujifilm Superia 400Emily Ung19 November 2015Film, Film Photography, Poetry, Kodak Portra 400, Fujifilm Superia 400Comment