Akun - Borrowed Face (Pre-master)

8 Oct 2026 · 3 min

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Akun Ding performs a spoken-word piece about wearing a blank face to hide and the yearning to be called by a forgotten name. The speaker sits in a pristine white room, keeps a mirror at distance, and holds silence as both shield and fracture, while dust settles from the pandemic's lingering presence.

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You left the white room spotless, no fingerprints along the glass. I wore that blank face to the hallway so no one had to ask. The mirror kept its distance, the ceiling stayed awake. I learned to hold a silence. Like something I could break. If you see me, call me by the name I forgot beneath the porcelain shade. I'm still here, breathing through the space between what I conceal and what I crave. And still remember you. If you see me, call me by the name I forgot beneath the porcelain shade. I'm still here, breathing through the space between what I conceal and what I crave. Take the COVID from the table. Let the dust land where it may. I don't need to look untouched now. I just need to stay. If you see me, call me by the name. I can set this borrowed face away. I'm still here learning how to stay with the parts I never learned to name. I am alone. The room is quiet. The room is mine. I leave the blankness at the line.