When did I think to dream, to dare to dream, of standing with a love, on a street, in the open, under sunlight or moonlight, vulnerable to each other and to a world which might cast violence upon us for the brush of our lips, our tender embrace My dreams have sent me to those … Continue reading of youth
Tag: Orange County
where she was
across from the park that has hosted hundreds of our family gatherings birthday cakes and boardgames rollerblades and skateboards the large, rectangular, boring 1970s building on the corner of warner and euclid is where i last saw her fifteen summers have passed since she drew her last breath on a hospital bed on the day … Continue reading where she was
hazard on euclid / of strawberry farms and festivals
it's happened the strawberry fields are really gone not just gone to dust as they seemed to the few years before the old crop rows and the sweet little light blue house and the mostly-closed stand i used to walk past on my way to school-- bulldozed the rough raw asphalt is now nicely paved … Continue reading hazard on euclid / of strawberry farms and festivals
in little saigon
i was thirteen keeping my truth hidden behind computer screens i was sixteen and i type-whispered truth to a few trusted friends i was seventeen when i took a risk spoke truth aloud was embraced i was eighteen falling in first love learning to be brave i was twenty-five could hardly believe i was wearing … Continue reading in little saigon
narinda heng 