As ETAs, we write reflection/reports every two weeks on different topics given to us by our advisors. (BIG shout out to my advisor, Dominique!) The topics range from personal to professional, and I enjoy carving out reflection time during the work day. The last prompt asked us to write a poem about how we have changed since living in Taiwan. Inspired by that, I wrote my first haiku! Hope you enjoy!
i’ve never written
a love poem before, but
after being here,
it’s all i could write:
the sun, the moon, the ocean
Jinsha Junior High.
i’m wondering if
i’m infatuated, but
even if i am,
i’ve caught glimpses of
being in love with life with
people once strangers.
i’m more confident
somehow more insecure and
equally confused.
i am more grateful,
more easily annoyed, but
i laugh just the same.
i’m excited and
hopeful for the future years.
But at this moment,
it is difficult
to imagine anything
just as beautiful.
