By Grace Chua: Countdown

Now I count backwards.

The flowing, unbroken lines may mirror the continuous, never-ending nature of a mother’s work day. countdown by grace chua

: The patient's life is artificially sustained or measured by numbers on a screen. Now I count backwards

You can read the full text of the poem on the Quarterly Literary Review Singapore website . Countdown | QLRS Vol. 2 No. 4 Jul 2003 Now I count backwards. The flowing

By allowing sentences to spill over from one line to the next, Chua creates a sense of forward momentum. The reader is pulled down the page, unable to halt the progression, effectively simulating the unstoppable flow of time. Thematic Exploration: The Core Concepts