In Taipei, I Still Long For Taipei Poem by Chen-ou Liu

In Taipei, I Still Long For Taipei

a 4-tanka sequence about this journey of re-homing

ten years past
and alone in the moonlight
I have changed
and my hometown has changed
but we haven't changed together

I try to change
this idea of my hometown
people pass me by
with their eyes speaking in a code
that is foreign to me

the vendor asks,
'are you from mainland China? '
the look in his eyes
speaks the language
of a border guard

this journey
back to my hometown
ends
with another one
on the road of no return

Saturday, February 1, 2025
Topic(s) of this poem: home,change,immigration,journey
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