TSUNAMI

TSUNAMI

The sea rose, broke down the door
And came straight at you at your face
Dragged underwater, you surrender
Struggle immediately ceases
And you drift along, with the flotsam
Even dead, you still don’t sink in the depth
People babble on about your dignity and rights

Dahlia of Sumatra
That notorious dahlia
Is in full bloom on the sea
But the sea of soul is vaster
And love is rising from misery
As one night the sea rose to
Regain its lost territory.

HAI AN (海岸), China (1965-)
From “A Butterfly & A Dragonfly