On The Sickbed
by Aiden Heung
The slashing rain,
out there —
Howling cacophony
from the sky,
the earth drowned,
sobbing,
red lights like wounds,
blurry
in the miasmatic
air, the scent
of rotten leaves,
and hints of feet.
Wind patrols,
throwing the fists.
April,
the combat of seasons,
elemental trickery,
weather treacherous
above this city,
sovereign like a queen—
No one hears you !
except perhaps a toddler
crying
like a caged thrush
Aiden Heung, a native Chinese poet born and raised on the edge of Tibetan Plateau; He holds an MA in literature at Tongji University in Shanghai where he currently works and lives. His poems have been published in many online and offline magazines, most recently in Literary Shanghai, A Shanghai literary Review, Cha: An Asian Literary Journal, New English Review,Anak Sastra among many others.
He is an avid reader who teaches himself to write both in English and Chinese. he can be found at www.aiden-heung.com or https://twitter.com/AidenHeung
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