Emily Tonnu

Emily Tonnu is a Corona-based, Vietnamese-American writer whose work focuses on identity, expectations, escapism, and societal pressures. Her work has appeared in Evanescent Magazine. She is a multi-genre writer with a background in screenwriting, prose, and poetry. She is the Prose and Script Editor-in-Chief of Mosaic Art & Literary Journal. When she's not writing, she is performing at open mics or playing jazz piano. Emily draws inspiration from the improvisational nature of jazz and the rhythmic precision of poetry, seeking to bridge the gap between performance and the written word. You can find her on her Instagram @stellarstoriess.

“Life from the Perspective of a Coffee Cup” and “The Season of Almost-Gone”

Today, I begin as a hollow “O”:
a ceramic lung waiting for the steaming pour,
the sensation of an honest heat.
Mostly, I am grateful for the hands:
the way they cradle my frame.
Not to own. Never to own.