Poem by Juliana Chang

Maya Angelou
By Juliana Chang

once I witnessed
the universe splitting open
to hold a poem,
her poem

now the atomic flower closes;
somewhere
perched in the ridges
of an open palm.

Juliana Chang lives in Taipei, Taiwan, although she denies this about 75% of the time. She is a part-time poet, part-time student, and full-time Beyoncé fan.