Chen-ou Liu Poems

standing still
at the opposite ends
of a hallway
in my dream...
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One Hundred Eighteenth Entry, Coronavirus Poetry Diary

"Trump Tests Positive"
a deep look at the pattern
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she turns up the TV
while I drown my anger
in whiskey...
our struggle against each other
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first gay
marriage in his family
the fragrance
of a cedar closet
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three words
then an awkward silence
between us...
the woodpecker's knock
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she said
she needed more space
I gave her
3000 miles of it...
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inside the church
the congregation praying
under Jesus' gaze
two Romani women
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