NO

this house is not
a boat, & we

are not here
to steer you

back to kaohsiung
grandpa,

unpack your bags
the doctor is waiting

he wants to see you
draw a clock

he wants to hear you
talk to father

so they can translate
your words

to years that fit
inside their mouths too

i know
we are asking

a lot
after all,

how does one cure
a sickness that lives

in today
when he cannot

how does one beg
their hands

to turn off
a stove

if their fingers
only remember

how to bait
a hook

you can’t

BÙYÀO

zhè gè jiā bù shi
yī sōu chuán

wŏ mén bủ kĕ yĭ
sòng nĭ

huí qù
yé yé

fảng xià nĭ de dŏng xī
yī shēng dĕng zhe nĭ

tā yảo nĭ
huả huả

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