When did?

When did strength become a weakness?
When did important become irrrelevant?
When did independent become dependable?
When did comfort become an impediment?

When did having everything
Become having nothing at all?
When did rising
Become unto a triumphant fall?

When the soul parted ways with the mind
And the body was left in a bind
When the contradiction between thought and action
Became a paralyzing distraction

Taiwanese in DongGuan

round table a few feet from the ground,
little plastic red stools surround,

good company and wild dogs amidst,
view of o'er the mountain rain and mist,

...chopsticks, tea, and small spoon
taiwanese meal under the moon

a variety of dishes including soup with chicken feet
to close the day of much humidity and heat