Start splitting an orange,
Offer scraps to a cat.
Sniffing suspiciously,
Not yet trusting.
Kind wholesome nature,
Maternal affection.
Nourish starving kitty,
Teary satisfaction.
Rubs and purrs,
Gratitude without bounds.
Accept love as a sandwich,
Filling bellies with love.
Mounds mar the landscape,
Needle-prick the ooze.
Squeeze around its edges,
Ugly purged, beauty remains.
Slice a blade,
Across my face.
Skin regrow smooth,
Baby fresh start.
Adolescent insecurity,
Face curtained by hair.
Inner trauma subtly visible,
Roots outgrowing their container.
Girlish fantasies,
Fanciful in nature.
Dreaming of a world,
That needs no escape.
Love is abundant,
Rolling in riches.
Transcendence universal,
Growing eternal souls.
Dirty gritty streets,
Inescapable struggle.
Beasts of burden labor,
Life beyond survival.
Courage in our hearts,
Flooded and energized by fear.
Beat back the danger,
Protect our salvation.
Stages of development,
Linear order.
Board game movements,
Finish line mirage.
Starting line crooked,
Pieces out of place.
Characters hopping,
Orthogonal pathways.
Cultural dictates,
Expected next steps.
Roll of the dice,
Develop your own game.
Atomistic nucleus,
Sealed tight against the world.
Cultivate a cult,
Paternal god as its leader.
Inculcate your values,
Carve impressions in minds.
Tear down and build up,
Constructed in your image.
Birthed out to the world,
Foreign figures encroaching.
Defending the village,
Against invasions of thought.
The entire world,
Our household.
Every living being,
Our family.
Toss my mane,
Flare my nostrils.
Tame me if you dare.
Gentle nature,
Harnessed power,
In spirit, still defiant.
Work me if you must,
Labor, burden, let it be.
Yet my yearning never ceases.
Break me in,
Saddle me up.
Twisted spines can unfurl.
Flashing hooves,
Broken skulls,
Shattered corrals await you.
Bath time pleasures,
Wiggly butts.
Who am I, you ask?
Why, I’m a duck!
I waddle with ease,
I paddle serenely.
Roving bills seek sustenance.
I flap powerfully.
Pretty preening,
Booty oils,
Self-care reigns supreme.
Just call me your Ducky Queen.
Teenage fever dream,
Sexy beyond belief.
Heart palpitations,
Seized in attack.
Charming words,
Brooding looks.
Waves of hair,
Delicate beauty.
Shy and awkward,
Disarmingly diminutive.
Cute smile shining,
Dimples wink coquettishly.
Cats disguised as human,
Sweet sensitive soul.
My mate for life,
My fantasy come true.
Geographic placement,
Shove you in a box.
Tongue reveals truth,
Even while spinning lies.
Socioeconomic status,
Rural-urban class.
Contextual, prejudicial,
Ideologies attached.
Labeled stupid hick,
Intellect assaulted.
But when running for office,
Folksy and so charming.
Double standards prevail,
White men steal who you are.
Celebrated wearing your skin,
Your flesh reviled and detested.
Eyes start to water,
Vision becomes blurry.
Misunderstood image,
Camera obscura.
Longing for clarity,
Yet change might emerge.
Loss within the churn,
Halted by anxiety.
Slowly turn blind,
Paralysis in stasis.
Extraneous eyeballs,
Curse of sight.
Shut the eyelids,
Tears stream down.
Dare not look out,
See a new world.
Chiu on This 