Tagged: culture
we can easily
we can easily
rely on one another’s
comfort food to make
it through, borrowing spices
whose names we need not pronounce
.
20220921:1545
y
taiwanese fathers
taiwanese fathers
are celebrated at least
twice a year; mamas,
all year long,
no different
from every other
culture
.
20220808:1924
y
in every corner,
in every corner,
there is an us versus them
mentality – you
speak of cultural exchange
as if power were not involved
.
20220607:1510
y
in every lifetime
in every lifetime
and every culture, there will be
zombies or mummies
waiting for you in the dark –
bring your curiosity
.
20220429:1356
y
under the 7-
under the 7-
train, a brave new world – shaken
and stirred, intrepid
eaters bumping into secret
recipes and hidden lives
.
20211115:2120
y
we will gather at
we will gather at
least seven times to pay our
respects, say goodbye –
for both the dead and the living,
loss takes longer to sink in
.
20210819:1747
y
no one ever taught
no one ever taught
us to be silent weavers –
it came naturally,
swinging from one unseen soul
to the next, making us whole
.
20210308:2034
y
squeezed between cultures
squeezed between cultures,
not knowing which runs deeper –
ah, here comes a drop
.
20201210:0652
y
we are a handful
we are a handful
of traditions away from
tolerating one
another, another handful
from some kind of understanding
.
20201205:0845
y
our tongues
our tongues
recognize
flatbreads
in every
language
without proper
pronunciation
.
20201201:0852
y
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