12 going on 21

why you were left alone so long 

only the spinning world 

would know

it hurts looking back. you made friends easy

 and what friends. a formula 

for trouble 

and trouble looks like anything

 but trouble at

 first

glam.

used to be hotels and nightclubs

 concerts and restaurants

 shots of light and whisky in the dark

 now i find the glam 

in silent early mornings cooking

 coffee ona stove

a kid told me

people suck

i could not deny that they do

what if we all suck up to 50% of the time 

on average? could we still have faith we won’t ever suck more than half the time? 

we could dream of being 

suck free some 

day

friendship combo

what if you became we 

would the disparity between our worldviews 

soften? 

no more blame game

let us try making somethin outta what we have

 then if we succeed

we can celebrate our friendship

 combined

if i thought about

what made you you 

and how our lives would 

look without it

i too would organize

i too would risk arrest and a violent 

reaction to our

 protest

without what made you

 you 

there can be none of what made me

 me or us — we

hk

we see our flags in your streets we see

   your movement like ours

could not

     cannot be 

denied

hk

love hk. 4 what will not cannot be assimilated like you love your own uniqueness. love hk