Kristine Ong Muslim was born in the Philippines in 1980 and holds a degree in chemical engineering from the University of the Philippines. She has published more than six hundred stories and poems and was twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Muslim received a nomination for the Science Fiction Poetry Association Rhysling Award, as well as Honorable Mentions in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror. She currently resides in Cebu City, Philippines.

Two Poems

by Kristine Ong Muslim

The One Called Sunday

One day, we will all turn into choir girls—all soft
and hollow inside. We shall wear white turning
whiter inside out and borrow tiaras from angels
writhing under our feet. We will kiss altar boys
inside the confessional then wait to get caught;

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