footsteps fading
down the dimly lit hallway
of a psych ward
my niece's room of her own
shrinks to black and white
Atlas Poetica, 36, 2019
A Room of My Own: The Last Year of My Father's Life
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A haiku sequence for my father who was born in mainland China, lived most
of his adult life in Taiwan, died and was buried there in 2022
a slice of my lif...