john tiong chunghoo Poems

originality seizes the world
the way the sculptor chisels
a block of wood to reveal
his vision behind it
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originality seizes the world
the way the sculptor chisels
a block of wood to reveal
his vision, the beauty behind it
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autumn dance
in a grand finale
the leaves taking to the wind
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Sweet Auburn -
the walk down Luther King Jr's
childhood memory lane
black freedom, it now swims
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god is busy computing
in you to make sure each
your cell works, your heart
pumps, and your ears hear
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he sulks and he says he is leaving his country
because he does not want to lose the natural
propensity to love, to appreciate another people,
their uniqueness, strengths and weaknesses without
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run baby run
they are devising a device
that can track down every tjhought
in the unique wave every brain sends out
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my physical body - when
it lacks water talks to me
through a thirst in the tongue
when it is not well, wraps me
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i hate crafty politician
they turn nice young men
and women into animals
fabricating one reason for them
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dugout river
a nude doll stares
right through me
i discover Stephen King and
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