Confession (Letter to My Mother) - Lucy Zhang <-  Back

2023/2026

I owe you an apology


I can’t remember what for,
but I promise I’m sorry.

Nainai knows which grasses will grow again
in the springtime.

I know they all flower in the thickness
of her accent.

I wait until the snow melts
to see with my eyes.

Let’s listen for the swallow’s song
and say we believe it all.
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