Don’t Label Me
I don’t want to be Asian today, with all the baggage and associated stigmas and stereotypes that go along with it. I don’t need the pressure to belong to a… Read More »Don’t Label Me
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Suzuran
In my travels through Japan, among the most amazing stories I heard was one of a farmer from Miyazaki. Katsuo was his name, and he grew some of the most… Read More »Suzuran
You Had To Be There
A cascading combination of critically cringeworthy consonants The result of a mind full of phrases in intricate mazes Pulsing frantically in the sultry fields of fever Where customs insist… Read More »You Had To Be There
On the Side of the Road
It is late afternoon and you stop to wipe the sweat from your forehead with the back of your hand. Leaning the shovel against a boulder, you look across the… Read More »On the Side of the Road
Refuge from the Storm
I set off once more with theWeary road winding behind meLittered with the dry leaves of fallSome loose, some piledMost choose flight in the wind It was a sudden stormThat… Read More »Refuge from the Storm
The Yellow Sticky Note
A cold gust of wind rushed into the hallway of the foyer as Martin and Jane scrambled to close the door while their hands were full of groceries. Jane had… Read More »The Yellow Sticky Note
Overlooking The Bay
The bar was located on the third floor of a renovated Italian Renaissance-style office building. In place of the original French-style windows were 8’ high plate-glass windows that spread the… Read More »Overlooking The Bay
Kids At Play
The world just is a giant playgroundFor the kid who’s best at hide and seekAn endless assortment of places to hide toShelter you like a giant shade-treeFrom the searing sun,… Read More »Kids At Play
#2
Her smile is the morning sun of SpringThat forces back the shadow of nightI can never tell what it will bringNor its shape or form of delight Each day unfolds… Read More »#2
Ordinary
George always thought of himself as an ordinary man. He was ordinary in height, ordinary in dress, ordinary in eating habits, and ordinary in employment. At 52, he had been… Read More »Ordinary