Summers were once my own.Now I spend themChasing someone else’s dreamsTo fulfill unspoken obligations… Unspoken obligations which bind meLike the feet of my ancestorsBack in my homeland China. “Become a doctor,” they say,As if there is no alternative. But didn’t they come to America,The land of the free,In the pursuit of liberty? Liberty’s served best…
one two three four five six seven eight nine Finally I know which language I think in.
The 2020 awards season officially kicked off on the 5th of January with the 77th Golden Globe Awards, marking the start of a new decade with appropriate pomp. Despite viewership hitting a four-year low this year with the live telecast raking in only 18.3 million viewers, this edition of the Golden Globes proved to be…
“More, more, MORE!” whines the voice inside your head Your id’s become your identity, instant gratification thy middle name. Every vein pulsating with greed Lusting evermore for the latest, the coolest, the best For thy passion of the day, the hour, the minute, the second. Satiation is the scapegoat; Disguise consumerism as self-care As you…
Hot cup of cocoa caressed by clammy palms You lie warm and content in the embrace of your old blanket Cocooned by alternating layers of fur and nostalgia Soaking in the crimson sunrise A gentle rain trickles down from the sky Flirting with your flimsy window-panes Tapping in tune to the sashay of the palm…
*trigger warning: references to death, guns, murder, abuse, police brutality, and violence A boy in a hoodie eating Skittles on the way home gives you the jitters. But the news reports on cold-blooded murders? Those you’ve long been numbed to. Kill the young trans girl- who knows what kind of monster she’ll transform into next?…