One To Trees

In the month of April 2020, Makhluk Seni kicked off #HomegrownMakhlukSenis with 10 days of prompts, mindfulness activities and goals to help us get through the isolation.


Even after being back in Kuala Lumpur for 7 years, it's been a very nomadic season for me, not being able to let roots develop. This city was where I grew up in and made a home but it still feels like I am meant to be somewhere else.

Day 3 Me, a tree

Yesterday our feet became roots,⠀

Today, we turned into trees!⠀


Dear Makhluk Seni, ⠀

We ask you: If my body is a tree, what would be inside?


#quarantineinitiative #grassroots

#PACT2020

#NAPoWriMo #NaPoWriMo2020


Most days, I feel like weeds, flowering in the meadows and sidewalks.

I am there when I can be,

when the circumstances permit and there is space for me to inhabit. 

Other times, once my season has passed, I wither and find a new place.

Incapable of growing deep roots,

removed when I am not wanted,

Unsure of how long I can live in these cracks.


When I find myself taking root,

I am planning on how to survive,

Where I need to go and how long should I stay.

Most times, it's not up to me,

Some times, I can have a choice

Other times, I do what I do to survive.


Once I do find a place I can take root, maybe I will grow into a tree, may take a lot longer but it may happen eventually when it is opportune,

I'll live as I do, with hope and trust in the season as I can.


- Swit Marie

15th June 2020

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Swit Marie is a 'Jacqueline of all trades' who loves wearing plaid
When words fail, she allows movement and emotion to carry her through
A believer in making dreams come true, she would love to collaborate with you
An explorer starting fresh and would only give her best
She stands in the gap and will only call it quits when it's a wrap.


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