Zhongzi
A TIME THAT IS GONE

Nothing has changed.
The dinosaurs
still stay
in their homes.
On the way to the supermarket
I pass a car in time.
I don’t go to the supermarket,
I go to stand in line,
only the line is in the supermarket.
I see dinosaurs and tell
you, yes,
dinosaurs,
that’s how they are.

Translated by MW in December 2023