Category: Poetry & Prose
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You Are Divine
Hold on tighter to what you remember yourself to be. Hair darker than ebony, adorned in drops of gold, and eternal scars broadcasted to those who dare venture close. Close your eyes with me. We’re standing at the edge of the cliff overlooking endless water. Our hands are outstretched as air as fire as sand […]
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Sí, Io Sono Cinese
There is scrambled shouting, explosive laughter, elders sitting calmly at the head of the table, and an excess of food. Between heated conversations concerning career paths and the whereabouts of long lost relatives, it’s clear I am at a family gathering located at an overly embellished banquet hall. Aunts and uncles whose names I cannot […]
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Strength
Poetry by Karen J. Wang 2 January 2016 Strength does not feel like iron bars growing in the place of soft flesh. She’s more like shallow breaths and balmy temples. Show me strength disguised in a cape and shield, And I’ll show you faint and dark scars across my chest. Strength strikes with a vengeance […]
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I Can’t Breathe
1 January 2015 Poetry By Karen Wang