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Chia-Lun Chang

Selfish

Oh you want is attention

what a lie addressed to we

both have believed in

seasonal masks and unborn religious

falling stars own cheesecake territory

prevent it from salty ocean flavor

register for ten minutes grass inflammation

and feel great about

when you reveal, truth contains expiration

my dentist listened to Coca-Cola while I used to

breathe in nothing wrong with

capitulation, thirst

busy at ignorant no time to like your curse

allow me to pretend, leaving without wages

mapping comes alone, gardening mashes spring

brutal no need to be sorry

marriage without cooking a heart and caring a seed

to fathom one-way traffic signs

multiple souls flattered, slaughter habitual deer sorrow

Chia-Lun Chang is the author of One Day We Become Whites (No, Dear/Small Anchor Press, 2016), recent work appears in Bettering American Poetry, PEN America, Hyperallergic, Literary Hub, MuseMedusa, Evergreen, 6×6, and The Tiny. She has received fellowships and support from Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Tofte Lake Center and Poets House. Born and raised in New Taipei City, Taiwan, she lives in New York City.




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