oh, you speak well
where are you really from?
behind the fence
my neighbor, a native speaker
of the weasel language
this dream loop,
a moment in Taipei
then next in Ajax ...
mental quicksand where
the past drowns the present
another round
of armed conflict in the news
as a new year starts
I ponder the endings
in my immigrant life
Ribbons, 20:2, Autumn/Winter 2024
