Thursday, April 14, 2005

Returning Home

my mum first remarks
that i've grown fatter
then an aunty
then my dentist
and some friends too

well, maybe not "fatter"
but that i've gained weight

it's like when i was young
each year
relatives i see only during chinese new year
gush over how i'm so much taller
bigger than the last time
they saw me
gesturing with horizontal hand motions

i guess in singapore
everyone wants to see you grow
or maybe we're all concerned
that land is scarce
and sea levels are overflowing

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