Two-Winged Sunset in Penang

I am the remnants of this:
shades of fuchsia adventure turned dim.
Only the gold essence
of another self, long left.

I lost my earrings once.
They were fuchsia and gold rimmed.
Fell onto a dance floor in Penang—
where a part of myself had been shed.

From the book The Lengest Neoi, published by the University of Iowa Press. © 2024 Stephanie Choi. Used with permission. All rights reserved.