Contrast

He became more dependent while I became more independent
He’s been suckling my breasts and watching me cry
As he got weaker I got stronger
The contrast between two
The lines are always parallel

Express Yourself

I need to write more… as much as I used to write…. Just like I’m now painting/drawing as much as I used to. I grew up in the environment “Silent is Gold”. I’ve never learned to speak up or have an opinion. I had a hard time adjusting when I first came to the USA. Everybody has very clear opinion, vision, and so on, even little children. It was shocking to me and amazed me. I used to write… I used to draw… to express myself without using my voice.


Now, I’m back to painting/drawing, just expressing anything on canvas…. And I feel good. I just can’t write like I used to in Japanese, because it’s fading away from me. But not enough vocabulary in English to express exactly how I feel or think either. Then, I thought, that’s OK. Just write. Just express it.