I hurt (a poem)

picture a girl looking wild-eyed
with circles under her eyes,
looking deathly pale, sporting
an abrasion on her forehead.
she has her arms raised up to
show her handiwork on her arms —
an "I" cut into her right arm
and the word "hurt" cut into her left.
when you closely examine what you see,
you barely make out healed scars on both arms.
This is the picture of Emo.

Inspiration of my Political Activism

Japanese-Canadian men were detained in the Immigration Building at Vancouver Harbour from April 25, 1942 to May 20, 1942.

Near the end of their detainment there, they rioted.

As a result they were sent to Petawawa and later Angler.

Soon the camp became divided between young men who missed their families and hardliners who wanted to return to Japan.

It is this injustice that drives my political activism. Yet, in BC political protest is illegal unless you notify the authorities in advance.