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When you’ve meticulously calculated all possibilitiesto eliminate every worst case scenario andlife still takes you in the other direction;When your past lays claim to your present and futurand your eyes are captivated by the rear-view mirror;When the seeds of bitterness…

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When numbing seems to be your only optionWhen life seems to have survived a deadly stormand you found yourself staring into the ruins alivebut half dead; you have nothing left inyou to stand up in the rumble of chaos.When your…

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every door is a welcome home, and goodbye. you close one door andenter into the next until you find another door to open, and close. every newmoment arises is another liminal and another and another. you behold thethin layer, decide…

beyond hope and despair

something has died. something has come alive.this rotten seed has finally stopped trying.as if fresh ripen figs turned into dark dried crystals over time.over time the trees gain a few rings and lose some buds;over time soil gets more fertile,…

Lovers’ Critique

    How can I speak to you, if you are an image, or an expression, or a representation of my unfulfilled desires? When I look into your eyes, do I see a universe inside and beyond you unfolding? Or…

Let us travel back in time and fast forward

I wake up. It’s already tomorrow in Hong Kong. I open the bathroom door- my mother was in labor, giving birth to me in the hospital that had been listed as national heritage 5 years ago. I run to the…

Marching Into Love

Don’t declare your love to me Until you’ve seen the moon waxes And wanes 16 times I have 27 split selves 38 emotional currents In rotation Don’t declare your love to me Until you’ve seen me Spring forward And Fall…

About Me

daughter, water, auntie, microbial cultures maker, a PhD candidate who has serious doubt about critique and language, an expressive arts therapist irresistibly drawn to the space between the known and the unknown and the abundant mysteries between the either/or dichotomy.

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