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[M45] by Romalyn Ante

By T.

24 April 2026

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[M45]
Romalyn Ante

Earlier at the clinic,
a child told me he wanted to drink bleach;
certain he will never be healed.

Driving on a fog-smothered road,
I cry over the sudden blossoming
of snowflakes on my windshield.

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This poem appeared in Agimat by Romalyn Ante, published by Chatto & Windus, 2024. (Available on: Amazon • Bookshop)

ABOUT ROMALYN ANTE

Romalyn Ante FRSL is a Filipino-British poet, essayist, and editor. She was born in Lipa, Philippines, and was 16 years old when her mother – a nurse in the NHS – brought the family to live in the UK. Her debut poetry collection, Antiemetic for Homesickness, was shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize and longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize in 2020, and her second collection, AGIMAT, published in 2024. She lives in the West Midlands where until recently she worked as a full-time NHS

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