bring in the coffin
for i may never see home
my adopted land, Taiwan
cannot to me bring peace
bring in the giggly girls
who flirt disguised as women
reckless and virginal
no compassion for my wasted years
dig the hole, deep and empty
so i never see light
hanged from the end of a limb
with nothing to show for the fight
final settlement into obscurity
emotional constipation, frustration
feelings that mock me running wild
silently screaming into night
let the death mask come falling
a lesson to unwanted souls
one unridden trick pony
fat, cigarettes, and old
From "Miss Brooklyn"
Taipei, May 1, 1989
revised August 2016
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