Our Moonrise Kingdom

by Trish Le

Camera. Lights. Break your heart.

This is Moonrise Kingdom and Suzy is Asian.

Suzy is me.

It is back then and there is no hardship

Only a hazy honeyed collection

It is safe here. Scrappy Sam whisks me away

And all that exists is camp and kissing.

There it is on the big screen: my happily ever after.

Play this on loop. I am allowed to be innocent here.

We can sit here forever, together.

You be Sam.

I’ll be Suzy.