Ian Goh

No moons in orbit meant there was no tug 
on the heartstrings, no pull of the unknown
for the natives like statues stirred in the light 
of distant suns. There were no migration cycles, 
just a lone city spun out in concentric circles, 
those in the outer rungs prone to sharp pangs 
of homesickness, and the great adventurers 
made pilgrimage inwards, scarce discovery 
of themselves, as they sailed to the edges of 
still, mirrored oceans. There, they ebbed 
and flowed, hypnotised by their own reflections, 
diving into each other’s eyes instead of the shiny 
beings that swam across heavenly skies.

IAN GOH is a writer and teacher based in Singapore. His work has appeared in QLRS, Star*Line, Eye to the Telescope, The Tiger Moth Reviewand elsewhere. He attained his MA in Creative Writing from Goldsmith University of London.