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"walking in a liminal space" by Shekina Oh

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May 15th, 2026

walking in a liminal space

by Shekina Oh

i’m walking in a lonely, empty place—
darker than night yet brighter than day,
staring at objects i haven’t seen in a decade:

bright red and yellow balloons, 
bounce houses, bubble gum machines, 
backrooms from a resort i haven’t entered

since 2016; elementary school hallways 
now desolate, with murals still standing
from somewhere in the early 2000s,

forgotten memories revived the moment 
i reach adulthood, to think i could never
take them back; i should have cherished 

the white tiles and rainbow parachutes 
before they disappeared, sometime 
while growing up, somewhere between 

childhood and adulthood; i could only 
grab whatever is left—abandoned spaces
and the feeling of temporary disorientation;

has anything really happened? 
has this much time already passed?
there’s so much we couldn’t explain

about things of the past,
but that is life; we keep moving and moving
without a thought of what we left behind.

About the Poet
Shekina Oh resides in Quezon City, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Read the poet's biography and Young Poets World publications on Shekina Oh's Artist Page.

Young Poets Collection
This poem is also featured in Young Poets Collection #2, published in the Young Poets World Library.

Keywords: forgotten memories, growing older

Previously published in Young Poets 16 to 18:
That Day
by Anurag Mishra

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