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Microcosms
by Huiying Dandelion Chan
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tree bark creates homes
that house whole habitats
photons of sun singe
scorched skin dry
microscopic drop of rain
flood swamp lands thin
one drop of leaked oil
contaminates entire rivers
gusts of wind gut windows
& gutters of pristine homes
imprints of words
stunt a plant's lifespan
microcosms of atoms
shape entire societies
& you think your own skin
cells insignificant?
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 Huiying Dandelion Chan (he, him, keoi 佢) is a visionary healing practitioner, herbalist, award-winning poet, and educator. huiying's work reclaims ancient ancestral healing practices that have been severed through migration and colonization. his body of work lives at the intersections of personal and societal transformation and is rooted in love and belief in liberation. he writes to connect with the unseen and unspoken, so we can feel and heal. huiying's poetry and scholarship is published in Best New Poets (2021), The Offing, The Margins, Asian American Journal of Psychology, and elsewhere. he has received fellowships from Kundiman, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, DreamYard, Kairos, and the Mellon Foundation. huiying has facilitated, performed, and taught his work internationally. for more info, visit huiyingbchan.com.
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