Let me say that my surprise and puzzlement
at finding myself here are no less than yours^
i too feel lost – no less than i’ve always been
for i became what i felt although i thought
i was above and beyond the tyranny
of feelings which i told myself are only
thinking’s condensations like coals that believe
their carbon-selves to be better than the gems
of crystal and diamond they’re bound to become –
no less than diamonds determined to be stars –
no less than our very Earth dreaming her fate
of returning to her true state in the Sun^
but i tell you again i don’t know where i
am going or will be flung into after
this interlude interstice intermatter
(from “Limboa”, a sentimental anthem,
by Brian Chan, 2023)
FARJOURNEY CARIBBEAN 