at first light, dad and
at first light, dad and
i set out to meet the sunrise
once in a blue moon
.
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it comes in waves, our
it comes in waves, our
harmonious chaos, crashes
as one against the
everyday, collapses into
infinite permutations
.
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the looks you recalled
the looks you recalled
us receiving and the longing
i remembered us
ignoring crossed
paths on the eighth
of forever, too
preoccupied to perhaps
notice, wave
.
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ever so often,
ever so often,
we dangle our hearts over
the edge while hanging
on to one another, no
safety net, just a promise
.
20240108:1945
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because i love you,
because i love you,
it doesn’t matter if you
write or don’t write – the
ratio of i to you
hinges
on a cultivated
silence
.
20240108:1315
y
at some point, we can
at some point, we can
begin to take power for
granted, and even
a blown fuse down the line can
no longer trigger a reset
.
20240107:2152
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we traveled halfway
we traveled halfway
around the world to see a
different kind of deer
than the white-tailed friends watching us
from our yard – curious humans
.
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by the river, two
by the river, two
plumeria blossoms remain,
hanging onto a
single branch, keeping each other
company – hualien in november
.
20240105:1912
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we are steps from the
we are steps from the
buluowan suspension
bridge, tracking prey land
.
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for months after, everything
for months after, everything
around the apartment became
bookmarks to that moment –
the spot in front of the
south-facing window,
the floorboards by the
door, the step before
the step into the shower,
the corners to the wrought
iron gates beneath the
curtains, the woven waste
basket beside the nightstand –
with every finger tucked
between the pages, we
inevitably had to give up
on the story somehow
.
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