Unknown, 'Shou-Yi'

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Shou-Yi

Like oceans, we have spent
this time together before.
In galley slave pits you fed me
water and removed my slivers.
Riding Ch'u dynasty chariots
we perished on Mongol swords.
We toiled rocks in chains
and built stonehenge,
drank with King Arthur
and danced with Black Elf.
We fled, hand-in-hand, dodging
Hitler's bullets, and
I carried you over the border
to have our baby in freedom.
During past full moons, the sun set
the seas in orbit
and as driftwood we tumbled
onto the shores of Los Angeles.
Another life together, my love?

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