Con·tain·er/kənˈtānər/. (noun).1. An object.2. An object that can be used to hold.3. An object that can be used to transport something.Synonyms: Vessel. Do you feel like a vessel? Ves·sel/ˈves(ə)l/. (noun).1. Ship.2. Hollow container.3. Cask, Barrel, Ship.I think of myself as a container.in august i started eating myself into myself.this isn’t a metaphor. i was actually hungry. a barrel of hunger.i didn’t even know it could rain like this.i collected rain in the barrel of myStom·ach. /ˈstəmək/. (noun).1. An internal organ.2. An appetite.Stom·ach. /ˈstəmək/. (verb).1. Consume. Did you ever think of yourself as a daughter? A son? Con. /kon/. (noun).A Vietnamese noun meaning:1. Daughter. 2. Son. 3. Child. Wasn’t I a vessel, then?Con. /kon/. (classifier).A Vietnamese classifier meaning:1. Specifying the act of being an animal.2. I am of animal. 3. To classify animacy.Wasn’t I a container?i wanted to be a container.until i became a container.to beg a small god to turnme into a prayer.i watched myself become a container.over and over. over and over.wasn’t i a good daughter/son/child/Con. /kon/. (noun).?A Vietnamese noun meaning:1. Daughter. 2. Son. 3. Child. 4. Animal.I watched my mother become aCon·tain·er /kənˈtānər/. (noun).1. An object holding grief.2. An object holding grief.3. An object holding grief.An object holding daughterhood. my mom was a daughter. the wayi was a daughter.to contain a prayer.to consume—a barrel. vessel. con. animal. daughter.over and over. over and over.wasn’t i a good [daughter/son/child/]?————————————–Blue Đào Nguyễn called us from Saigon, Vietnam.voicemailpoems.org/submit/facebook.com/voicemailpoemsx.com/voicemailpoemsbsky.app/profile/voicemailpoems.bsky.socialinstagram.com/voicemailpoems