Curving toward the center

When the weight of my heart is so heavy

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Meisaan Chan

When the weight of my heart is so heavy
that not even seven cranes can lift
I turn my head to you, eyes aching
and let you start the slow drain into emptiness
murmuring that then you will begin the fill

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Step by step through the wilderness

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Meisaan Chan

Step by step through the wilderness
one sun, one moon, one sun again
one breath, one small clearing
one small thought of hope

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Stabilizing and strengthening your weakest parts

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Meisaan Chan

To stabilize weak body muscles,
strengthen surrounding body muscles
while strengthening the weak

To stabilize weak spiritual muscles,
strengthen surrounding spiritual muscles
while strengthening the weak

Everything is in the system
and that within that
and that within that

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You got me through the night

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Meisaan Chan

You got me through the night
You got me to sleep.
The nights are not taken for granted
and nor are the days.
Step by step through the wilderness
one sun, one moon, one sun again
one breath, one small cleansing
one small thought of hope

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The human consolation, II

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Meisaan Chan

The tree is full of emptiness
her arms outstretched and holding it,
and of course, the emptiness overflows her arms –
That is how it is, I comfort her
That is how it is

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The human consolation, I

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Meisaan Chan

The maple tree is naked
almost
her last leaves, now brown
cling tenaciously, a handful on each branch –
both a handful of brown
and a handful of tenaciousness.
I understand, I whisper to them
letting go is hard

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From Meisaan – Film Festival: “A Declaration of Belonging”

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

I recently participated in a collective film project where our goal was to investigate what social justice looks like in the body. I had been invited to be the spoken word artist. I named my poem, “A Declaration of Belonging,” which became the title of the film project, and which got accepted into the festival.

Special thanks to the 7 Stages Film Festival as well as the director of our project, Leah Mann.

May this ending cycle of the year bring you safety and peace.

Fondly,
Meisaan