by Chris Fong Chew
Can I know you?
Can I see you?
The ghost that haunts my dreams,
The specter in my memories
I wonder if you were real
A remnant of a memory not my own
Questions burn in my soul
Can I know you?
Can I see you?
What was life like when you were alive?
The ghost that haunts my dreams
The specter in my memories
Looking at the mirror of life
A remnant of a memory not my own
Can I know you?
Can I see you?
Behind which door do you hide?
In which closet do you reside?
You lost soul
Of ancestors past
You are a part of me now
I carry you in my heart
I carry you in my mind
Your pain and wisdom
A compass
In this foreign land.
Editors: Cydney V., Joyce S., Charlotte C.