The counterbalance to a Mainland not so main at home  EndFragment

The star of Chinese Checkers, how can you forget TaiwanEndFragment

FW

Just multi-coloured dragon eggs mass-produced displacement of the heart  EndFragment

Pacific Ocean’s the real boss

The diaspora jumps and scatters all its citizens EndFragment

Whoosh.

that much anger, at the empty, emptied, voice except behind your eyes the absence clouded shuttled ocean washed up along your brow just another line of chippy foam.

Through the same mouthless anger arriving there,

here and back again stopped stunned and caught

Wave.

in this double-bind of other information, Chinese-Canadian, China Chinese tongue-tied 

that anger at not having language itself, never mind the words — 

vacant humming smoulder deep

from RICHMOND   The star of Chinese Checkers, how can you forget Taiwan  The diaspora jumps and scatters all its citizens  The counterbalance to a Mainland not so main at home Just multi-coloured dragon eggs mass-produced displacement of the heart Pacific Ocean’s the real boss  Through the same mouthless anger arriving there,  here and back again stopped stunned and caught  in this double-bind of other information, Chinese-Canadian, China Chinese tongue-tied  vacant humming smoulder deep  that anger at not having language itself, never mind the words — that much anger, at the empty, emptied, voice except behind your eyes the absence clouded shuttled ocean washed up along your brow just another line of chippy foam. Wave. Whoosh.