though i read of gorgeous deserts
imagine a city before it was farmland
mountains before they were smoggy.
dykes protect your riverside property
who's brazen to straighten the river's course?
Taichung in uneven ancient roads
absent of whole city planning
ruling ignoring class pride
straight and wide west side
nothing for commoners to abide by
building that choke
land under department stores
teeming with
indigenous pottery shards
who'll die in the mud that drags us down
the mud that engulfs their homes
in a slide of unapologetic trees
reclaiming the beauty
that can stop my reading
5-2-14
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