Since yester twilight
Along the borderline of tonight
With fits of thirst & hunger
Among storms of pain
Between interludes of frenzies or insomnia
Near despair & desperation
Amidst the nightmare
At the depth of darkness
Through one tiny antlike moment
After another…
Until awakening
To the first ray of dawn
Yuan Changming edits Poetry Pacific with Allen Yuan in Vancouver. Credits include Pushcart nominations, Jodi Stutz Award in Poetry (2020) & publications in Best of the Best Canadian Poetry (2008-17), & BestPoemsOnline, among 1,709 others worldwide.