GetLit! Part 3: We Apologise For The Inconvenience Caused

Faith Christine Lai

As long as I can remember,
this country has always
been building new things.

During the day, amidst a
permanent roar of drills
boring through concrete,

we have all learned to communicate
efficiently in sign language.

At night, amidst a
resonant thunder of metal
beams clanging,

my phone lights up in the dark
with your text-message fantasies.

You describe to me the way
you imagine my sighs would sound,
if only you could hear them.