My Picture: Xiahe Town, Gansu Province, China.

Scolded by ignorance…..tirelessly at labour,
trying to bubble out a scarlet life.
Welled up unable to grasp your unsaid fears,
countless lives……. so costly bought.

I saw you struggle today, coffee and baby.
A cold deserted siheyuan…..
dark and desolate,
the west wind blowing old papers away.
And the black dogs of Fenyang
howled their dismay.

Each night resistance appears,
a haunting gape in mirrored lifeless eyes.

So, I go to the mountains
on the silent outskirts.
In this awkward configuration
it is difficult to tell……
who belongs to which nation…..this is enough.