Tagged: society

we age ever so

we age ever so
invisibly until it’s
all visible, and

still, we long to be seen, one step
away from where we want to be
.
20221029:0840
y

at the botanic

at the botanic
garden, introductions abound
for those who’ve lost touch
.
20220514:0648
y

smile as a random

smile as a random
imperative falls flat, waits
to turn the corner
.
20220318:2000
y

we survive by the

we survive by the
luck of the draw, debating
what to eat instead

of are we able to eat, and
what would we have to give up?
.
20220317:2000
y

in real estate, owning

in real estate, owning
and being owned are
two sides of
the same coin –
four walls and a
roof can easily be
mistaken for a
parasite from any
angle. thoughts
of escaping
escape along
the edges
.
20220212:1218
y

somehow, we are all

somehow, we are all
americans until we
are not – immigrant

solidarity has always
been this fragile, unrooted
.
20211016:1045
y

just like that, the plump-

just like that, the plump-
ness of you can carry the
plumpness of me – we

can all be lifted higher
when we are filled together
.
20210408:2035
y

in the process of

in the process of
opening, may we extend
an invitation
.
20210309:2137
y

here and there, we will

here and there, we will
need a reprieve from all this
intensity – a

strand of memory twisting
around spring’s makeshift trellis
.
20210114:2025
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