love in eight folds

poems

i
Last night, I dreamt of dragons
that don’t exist.

You tell me they do – 
in the archipelago of my dreams.


ii
I fold a piece of paper
in half.

I fold it again, 
sensing

some waves
folding and unfolding me.


iii
I stare at you in silence
for long enough. Wow. Wow. Wow. 
Three words, audible in my head. 


iv
Who was I ten months ago?


v
Longing for eternity –
I return into a soup of oblivion
before remembering who I was.

Harder & deeper,
any minute now,
the birth of the universe.


vi
I thought I had lost you.
Until you climbed down the stool,
squeezed me close,

and asked if I wanted to share a bowl of Mama noodles.

We took turns, big slurps, 
swigging the broth.

I had a feeling that we won’t lose each other again this time.


vii
My little seed,

I watch you grow
into a daffodil, a cucumber, or a bean

and adamantly love you.


viii
Can I have more than this life with you?

Suna and Yuan, wedding day (October 2 2025)