preferably unheard
I contain multitudes
surrounded by absent presences
storytelling is an act of love and betrayal, sharing family secrets
to be American is to be part of a war machine that is almost constantly at war in the east
most people don't want to see their land as a place where there was genocide torture violence
contradiction between hope and brutality
portray and betray open secrets of America
can Singapore lit do great things? can my voice do anything
anti Asian abuse constant
writing the only way to fight and to grieve
grieving turning onwards
fighting turning outwards
both can come from same place. can be private and individual and also public
we can open and close that door
you can listen in as I speak to Vietnamese. when I speak to them I am not speaking to a minority
grief is not always unique
all of us have to acknowledge the limitations of our own homes that perhaps others take for granted
how do I deny any violence we have done to the histories here?
sit with the discomfort of people doing terrible things
man of two faces
refugees
I must read more Indian Singaporean writing
who will the survivers of this assault of gaza be
what will they write
I must have a plan to take a masters in creative writing at ntu or internationally
children have so much imagination and possibilities. so super precious.
retain child like spirit and playfulness
adults ask boring questions
give in to initiation
continue to feel and write
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