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Category: musings

  • Water Energy

    Water Energy

    Sunday consisted of balmy breezes and scattered clouds hoisted above the hot earth. The day was…

  • i’m happiest when I’m pantsless, barefooted

    i’m happiest when I’m pantsless, barefooted

    i’m happiest when I’m pantsless, barefooted in the sand, munching away on vegetables, and thinking about how…

  • You Are Divine

    You Are Divine

    Hold on tighter to what you remember yourself to be. Hair darker than ebony, adorned in…

  • Mangled Roots, Fragrant Flowers

    Mangled Roots, Fragrant Flowers

    She turns her leaves to face the sun while squinting her eyes toward glory, Her skin…

  • I Waited All Day

    I Waited All Day

    I wake up to the usual procession of two immaculately timed alarms. Blinking hard, I rotate…

  • Thank You, I Love You

    Thank You, I Love You

    The essence of life is learning when to hold on and when to let go. I…

  • Before I Graduate

    Before I Graduate

    I don’t know about you, but sometimes, on my way to something really grand, I’ll sit…

  • Newton’s Third Law
  • There Is No Time To Grieve

    There Is No Time To Grieve

    I used to sit and dream of these moments. I used to light cigarettes in hopes…

  • Sí, Io Sono Cinese

    Sí, Io Sono Cinese

    There is scrambled shouting, explosive laughter, elders sitting calmly at the head of the table, and…

  • Strength

    Strength

    Poetry by Karen J. Wang 2 January 2016 Strength does not feel like iron bars growing…

  • Finding My Groove

    Finding My Groove

    Originally Published on March 24th, 2015 I’m consumed in a shroud of darkness. Students in pleated…