[Tặng Nguyễn Vũ Hiệp]
Poetry is like fucking
The obscenity
Physically demanding
It demand little thought
Because, like that cliché
Love needs
No – explanation
Poetry is not confined by barrier or race
It’s a chase
Ahumm
To the death I say
Mate to death do us part
It is an art
Defining feelings
But I’ll forefathers
And mothers
They had to live with so little
They had no fucken time for art
Love you say?
There was not enough to eat
So they had to be neat
Their love was structured and confined
An obscene sprinkling of morality
An assortment of religious audacity
Lục bát haiku
Arrange marriages, they do
Fuck a virgin
Have a baby
Then we’ll see
The world is a village baby
We are yet to live in space
Where the air is scarce
Here on earth
Your voice shall echo through the air
Through the abyss of human pain and suffering
Don’t be scared
You, yes you I dare
Because when you are not young or old
You are just angry
Take it from me
Take this world from me
It is now your stage
Not mine.
Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the blogger, poet, and translator, was born in 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in Western Sydney, Australia.
Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm 
Of course I had to see the concept of this. Like a lot of poetry, it can’t be judged solely by its title. Yes, verse has the ability to assault one emotion, but its more like the wisdom obtained from an unconventional source. wonderful post
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I was a bit frustrated(pun intended) :)).. thank you always yeah. Merry Christmas my friend…
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Thank you. ❤
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I enjoyed this piece and there is a lot of truth to this piece. I love the way you describe the arranged marriage and how is it possible to find true love when struggling not to feel the pain of hunger. I can not begin to imagine. Thank you Tram for sharing. Big hugs and love, Joni
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My parents, I was thinking about my parents.. They are lovely. This poem is really about them.
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This is poetic yeah
I love this, and I am not saying this as a typical compliment or flattery, I just see things for what they are, and this just feels that interesting (I think you might understand my goal with the wording 😂😁😘😘)
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Yes, I have always sense that, your sincerity 🙂
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For sure 😆🥰💌
My reply to this is worded based on the the comment you made on my page and your explanation for it haha. I thought that would be a cool way to express my fondness for this
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I know, I concur.. I rarely comment, it’s hard not to remember, I believe I still have all my faculties though sometimes I suspect they are a little warped. 🙂
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Point taken 💌😄
Solute to you princess 🫡🫡
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I agree my dear friend. I have not written anything new in many months. My muse is sleeping. I was told once. I love words and books more than love. I adored this poem.
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Thank you thank you I’m always indebted by your encouragement all these years blogging since the beginning of it all.. Trâm.
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Was my pleasure my dear friend.
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