john tiong chunghoo Poems

Moody Gardens Bat Cave
we walk slowly two by two
looking for two toed sloth
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Chicago
this other
Paris
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Seam Reap first surprise
i open the door to hear if
it is a koran recital
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god does not reveal himself
physically because he wishes
to to be experienced and not seen
it is more meaningful and fulfilling
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what does 9108 mean?
the day i receive two notes
ending with the same figure
like striking the top prize
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'are they still fumbling around trying
to get out of the fence like a rat, '
the chief extra terrestrial being asks
impatiently at their conference of what
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i am from a tropical land
anything above 10 degree C
i can take, anything below
i would be running for cover
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some women...

their son is all they have
their limbs to climb the world
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travel consultant interivew
the manager talks about
karma
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