Home Is Where the Shipping Label Is

ETHAN HSIAO

Though I crease the cardboard eastward, my hands cannot help clinging: they are ospreys mid-dive to water’s edge, lapping at the lune as it passes into dawn. In the image of prayer, my palms feign unruly tape, disobedient scissors; crimes of desperate artistry to delay the fi nality of a stamp: desiderium. Empty space collapses in on itself, so I fi ll with packing peanuts or courage; “bedroom 2” on the driveway, I lack the will to leave.

Ethan Hsiao is a poet and student who resides in Las Vegas, Nevada and studies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Appreciative of his Taiwanese heritage, he draws his inspiration from cultural themes and a passion for social justice. Ethan’s work has previously appeared on exhibit at the Springs Preserve. In his free time, he can be found listening to ballads or pouring milk before the cereal.