Continuum

I closed my eyes
to escape today, and I dream
of a hopeful village
claimed by the ocean

I closed my palms
to form a fist, and a sparrow
stretched its wings
for another flight

I closed myself
to all my lovers, and a country
decides to relinquish
its death sentence

I closed my ears
to useless secrets, and a man
longs to speak
with a lost friend

I closed my father’s closet,
and I see his eyes
when I stare in the mirror

I closed my future
to the construction
of a new home, and families
move to different cities daily

I closed the door
to my room, and a starving cat
finds its way
through my window

I closed the curtain
to help the night, and the dawn
breaks in the other
end of the world


After Suimei Kawai