The graduation ceremony had to end early, the chancellor left with guards. Students held signs in black gowns, saying, “You can’t kill us all.” How do we live up to …
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Poetry
Or so the collective chant goes, but no, ideas are not bulletproof, they can be usefully forgotten. What did you do a month ago? Truth is, I want you to …
Don’t betray me, his brow suggests behind a covering. I offer him a beer as reconciliation, which he refuses in the presence of cops. It’s not illegal to drink publicly …
There was something silent, Splendid, About the way night descended, Intent and inevitable, it Fell upon me- Stone monkey, once equal to heaven, Banished years ago, Today freed. But the …
Dream of redesigning Interior space I just need a Little refresh Something to lift my spirits. To Cover up this Matte, non-colour It’s Sucking the life out of me Swirl …
(Watching Chinese Movie: Better Days) I am of, two persons Wearing a mask makes it easy Sometimes forgetting is possible Crying helps Living in fear for the Next is Answers. …
Snow on the branches, but green underfoot. The sound of a creek finally able to pull itself out from under the ice. Crows cry out with hungers I keep as …
It was a day that hammered wrought iron into our lungs, having gashed our breath into rapid gasps. We rested cross-legged on the footpath, watching the cold light that ebbed …
A blue jay pulls his screech across thresholds of dawn, tripping me awake. Somewhere, someone else will stumble into a room built by the inevitable, lit with sconces. My routine …
Master Chung tells me most successful taekwondo schools are located in bad neighbourhoods. Big bullies are best for business, he says. Master Chung is cunning this way. One day a …