Viewing the Jade Bitter Gourd at the Palace Museum in Taipei
Despite their sweet aftertaste
my wife refuses to include bitter gourds
in her menu
Standing in front of the glass case
I watch my favorite delicacy
simmer in the slow flames of time
while the tip of my tongue
swims naked
in the saliva
of memory
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