written for the "celebration" of Chinese New Year of the Pig
dinner alone
one more slice of roast piglet
...
I stare at the ellipses
at the end of a life story
etched in a borrowed tongue
...
among shadows
in this attic room
I hear
years of lonely nights
...
my blind date
in white with black spots
under dim streetlight
I dress up a few facts
...
first birthday
after her husband's death
in dim light
she rocks herself to sleep
...
to Georgia O'Keeffe
a sliver of moon
over the childhood tree house
...
"Home, Sweet Home"
fading off the radio...
that rainy day
I sang "O Canada"
...
alone
in the inky darkness...
"it'll go away"
I whisper
...