Keeping a little girl awake listening and watching droplets of tears pitter patter on her window The night sky is crying tonight lightning flashes and thunder pouts The sky has been crying for three days and four nights flooding Ratchaprarop Road where cars have become riverboats stalling in the dock of traffic jams Where brown [...]
Archive for July, 2010
the sky is crying tonight
Posted in Uncategorized on July 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Lifeline 1st draft
Posted in Session 18 on July 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Na Jam, Rest her head on the pillow tired from work waitressing from 10 am to 12am She doesn’t hesitate to dial home Listening intensively dial tone connects distance temporarly The seconds pass 20 minutes left Phone card Running out of minutes The silent pause, Click… “Hello!” “Gin Kao ruer young?” (Have you eaten rice?) [...]
Adopt a Quilt
Posted in Session 18 on July 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It has been 15 years since the raid in El Monte There were 72 garment workers Only five stood audaciously in front of the City Hall Reminiscing how they have survived Through the smiles in their eyes Seeing their stories being televised and honored Their hands tightly griped the quilt they have sewn Commemorating their [...]
Complicated
Posted in Session 18 on July 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
She is so complicated! arrogant and bipolar I couldn’t count how many times we broke up just to get back together. I question my reasons and sanity Everyday, every night and every sunrise She is so beautiful Dreamy and wandaful I couldn’t count how many times She inspired me to be a better person I [...]
