Living is no joke. To live, I mean really live, is to be brave, which is not to sayfearless — what I really mean is thatyou must live with great conviction to know that you are alive,and really feel that you are alive, each moment, without looking back.I mean like a flushed goldfish swirling through theunknown... Continue Reading →
Beyond Death
Pain is a seedwhich grows with timeand spreads its brown branchesover the bonesand sheds its leavesin the rivulets of bloodtill it exceeds the bodyand becomes a carapaceYou can come out of itListen to the cadence of heartbeatsthat croon a rhyme of revelrybehold the candle of the soulthat burns in you and throwsthe petals of flamesto... Continue Reading →
cho bà nội (for my grandmother)
newton said that energy is neithercreated nor destroyed. in her favoriterestaurant, i can still hear my grandmothergossiping with the waitresses 一 she used tocome so often, they fed her free of charge 一electricity sparking in her eyes; in her oldapartment, i can hear her slippersshuffling to the kitchen 一 my mother bit herlip to refrain... Continue Reading →
Legacy of an Inland Sea
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Virginity
“Are you a virgin?” The two boys leer at me. Their silly grins hide something that, to me, is inscrutable. I don’t know if I’m a virgin or not. I’m not sure what I should say. I feel there’s some trick here. If I say yes, I might be caught...
