To: Zhi Wei

adieu i bade him
and fare thee well
but he gave a look of perturb
and smiled not
what ails you?
and he said
uncertainty
for i will be gone for three more years
and circumstance might be usurped
by chaos
but have faith
that all would be well
and he shrugged
tis unfair that i must return
yes, tis terribly unfair
but can you not go?
a shake of the head

oh, worrisome heart
who hides under familiarity
how comforted are you by these faces
and how fear you those?
how you long for the flirtation of the unknown
to adventure!
but cringe to take the brunt of indeterminables

brother, i sympathise
and he off into the world
helpless, clueless,
i could only pray him luck
yes, favour, chance,
but such forces take one
to the edge of far,
the rest left to predestination?