Asian Solidarity
(TW: Small mention of blood and violence from a racially motivated hate crime.)
Discrimination
Silenced my mother’s native tongue
Coated with Biluochun tea
Spoons … Read more
Racism
An Open Letter to Governor DeSantis
For Dr. Marvin Dunn
Sir, I read you don’t want woke citizens and signed
a bill that prohibits workplace training or instruction
that teaches people are “privileged or oppressed
based … Read more
Kenosha / Minneapolis
The vile kitten-mouse
Kyle Rittenhouse
weeps on the stand
and goes free.
We now understand
that George Floyd, had he wept
under Derek Chauvin’s knee,
would’ve slept
in his own … Read more
It Was Legal
It was legal
to shoot him in self-defense
because he put his hand
on my gun to defend himself
without lethal force
against the gun, I threatened
him with.
About
… Read moreBad Policing
Should we still identify them as the police?
Patrol the streets for “harmful” black flesh
Bullets and tasers they quickly release
On melanin ones, they chase or catch
Do they … Read more
Love Note of the Fish
Their teeth are like ours as they jump through the air
invasive but no one cared about Asian carp brought here
to tame plants, algae, snails.
Immaculate, their dark skins … Read more
Down with the Ship
Briton among missing
Miami building collapse
citizen both British, U.S.
scores still missing
stories by the dozen
authorities confirm
12 floors fallen
mother
father
baby Patel
internationalize
America’s decay
(the … Read more
Bearing Witness: An Open Letter to Darnella Frazier
“Man Dies After Medical Incident During Police Interaction
Officers were able to get the suspect into handcuffs and noted he appeared to be suffering medical distress. Officers called for an … Read more