A Morning Poem by Xiao Kaiyu

A morning of a candle

a morning of a ball of snow

rolling, an explosion, a conspirator and his mother-in-law

a morning of an overwhelming defeat


A morning of talk

a morning of imperative statements, of orders

and inceptive language

a morning of the megaphone


A morning of milk, eggs and contemplation

a morning of class struggle


A morning of the movement of limbs

a morning of sunlight, a morning

of lungs and surface appearances

a morning of a vehicle

moving, hauling a husband away