#writing/poetry#poem-a-day#draft
soft love 痛嗎？ does it hurt? Mom’s hands, toughened by work, softened by care and daily moisturizer (lotion is a must), cradle my ear, stretch my lobe carry my head’s load.
舒服嗎？is that comfortable? A smiling sphere hangs from the tail of the excavator, my mother’s tamed dragon. Symbols of auspicious strength, mastered by a tender hand.
Her hands move deftly despite the wear, her heart warms perpetually despite the despair, her love compounds powerfully despite the hardship to care.
喔快到！almost got it! A lucky sign, victory is near! 媽媽的 green joy blooms across my inner canals. Silken seeds flying through, spreading red lucky pockets.
可以吧？it’s okay? yes, it’s okay mom, no, it’s more, i mean good— really, great to be home, here.
跟你. with you. Receiving Your love. Your delicate attention. Your soft hands.
Draft 2
soft love 痛嗎？ does it hurt? Mom’s hands toughened by work softened by care and daily moisturizer (lotion is a must) cradle my ear, stretch my lobe carry my head’s load.
舒服嗎？is that comfortable? A smiling sphere hangs from the tail of the excavator, my mother’s tamed dragon. Symbols of auspicious strength, mastered by a soft hand.
Her hands move deftly despite the wear. Her heart warms perpetually all to share. Her love compounds powerfully devout to care.
喔快到！almost got it! A lucky sign, victory is near! 媽媽的 green joy flowers across my inner canals, silken seeds flying through spreading bright red happiness.
可以吧？it’s okay? yes, it’s okay mom, no, it’s more than okay, good i mean really, it’s great to be home, Here.
跟你 - With You, receiving Your love. Your delicate attention. Your soft hands.
Draft 1
痛嗎？ does it hurt? Mom’s hands toughened by work softened by care and daily moisturizer (lotion is a must) cradle my ear, stretch my lobe carry my head’s load.
還可以？ is that okay? a smiling sphere hangs from the tail of an excavator my mother has tamed it directing it through dark channels its tongue leaping to seize hidden treasures. Mom, a trained keeper, conducts stolen secrets to safety.
舒服嗎？is that comfortable? the dragon snakes along the caverns of my ear canal driving out irritants and invaders its whiskers scratch against my skin a rhythm of protection, of safety.
喔！got it! a sign of success, signal for victory Mom’s childlike joy bounds through the air that cushions my inner ear her hands deft despite the wear, her heart warm despite the despair toils to love hardship to care
可以吧？it’s okay? yes it’s okay mom. no, it’s more than okay, i mean really, really great to be home here with you and receiving your love. through yours tamed beasts and battle scars Thank you for your attention, thank you for asking.
Notes
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alternate stanzas between description of mom and description of the act of love
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find more chinese phrases to put there
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finish this