we learn to keep
one another
in pockets in our
hearts, its many
chambers voluminous
enough to hold
old loves
old hurts
old friends
old charms
old strangers
errant moments
long winters
sunny afternoons
sudden flashes of light
glimpses of desire
our families
the ones whose
blood we share
the ones we
fought to find
we learn to keep
one another
travel across distances
long and short
send our sentiments
across satellite streams
seek the stars in
the sky we might
glimpse at the same time
we remember
that there is one
moon, one sun,
one sky, one universe
we’ve learned
to keep one another
wherever we may be.
narinda heng 