here is what we have between us

Andrew Sutherland

   
      for Koh Wan Ching 
 
          (The Esplanade, Singapore) 
 
 
         i. 
 
(1) a reclaimed land /  
         we walk on water. 
 
(2) the definition of embassy / 
         and stand here by design. 
 
(3) a character: the critic 
         who lost her sanctuary. 
 
(4) at nightclubs, there are rules 
           for drinking, rules for dice. 
 
(5) another character we might 
           meet: the man still on his way. 
 
(6) always, there is a dream of a home. 
 
(7) PR notes on how and why  
            to annex body as terrain. 
 
 
 
                            ii.  
 

Laws also apply to foreigners living and working in Singapore. Being HIV positive will classify a foreigner as a prohibited immigrant. The ban on HIV-positive foreigners entering on short-term visit passes was lifted on 1 April 2016. Tourists or short term visitors are not required to undergo an HIV test. HIV testing is usually required for applying for a work pass, long term visit pass, employment pass, or permanent residence. Those who are found to be HIV-positive will not be granted passes. 

                                      (Action for AIDS Singapore) 

         iii. 
 
hello love.           so – a descending journey 
                                    instead of an escape. 
what’s lacking now 
is really looking at   
                                            into the bile duct 
                                            as a way to cross 
 
to hell. am I crazy? or are you keen on another try?  
 
time is now. this 
could have been 

                                             and this was that. 
                                             can you imagine?  
we never know –   
      except to feel the water drain.