Tang Xiaomi
WHY DO I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT DEAD PEOPLE?
Thinking what they might be doing
but can’t rake them out
drag them out of the ground
like leftover sweet potatoes
Can’t resurrect them
like sweet potatoes I put in a basket
Can’t chop them up
to make countless new people
like making a basket of sweet potato chips
Call them out, what can I do with them?
Actually they also annoyed me
cursed me
beat me
stole my show
Better let them lie
sweet quiet potatoes
all those little graves
crowned with fresh leaves
Tr. MW, May 2016
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