Anthony O.: Is It a Possibility?
Is It a Possibility?I stood there staringThinking of what to do.I kept my eyes glued,To the poster in my face.College readiness.It’s difficult to decide,When everyone in my family,Made the… More
Four Selected Poems
Four Selected Poems1. To A FriendWe ever drank the same water in Yong RiverAnd became crazy youth in campus one after another.We will meet as firmly as a rock… More
Of Course and Utensils Shrink
Of Coursehe won’t tell you his whole lifein three hours or in three days, evenif he really wantedto show you that he likes youand trusts you. There’s justno way… More
Horoscopes For the Dead
Horoscopes For the DeadEvery morning since you fell down on the face of the earth,I read about you in the newspaperalong with the box scores, the weather, and all… More
My Octopus Orphan and My Wolf Sister
My Octopus Orphanthinks his suction cups are radios.He presses them to his head andit’s always Ma playing on AM,Father on FM. His eyes turn inward,and he buries himself in… More
Holding Company
Towers I could give your palace more glass shine,facing eastward every year without knowing.And no, it’s not convincing waking in fog and rain,steel and stone soaring above the living. After… More
Irrawaddy Flowing on the Road
Irrawaddy Flowing on the RoadI won't cry, Mother.On the nightsI closed all the doorsTurned off all the lightsAnd slept quietlyI sighed asking myselfWhat mistakes had I made.The first dayNext… More
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