Latte at 10 pm

Late night latte in gentle breeze
Brings the temperature down a degree
Strolling along wavering leaves
In my garden where weary reprieves
Public library as my book room
Thousands of books within my zoom
Fenceless garden stretches beyond
Free spirit releases from self-bond
— 10/06/23

Commentary: Went to McDonald’s to drink a cup of latte at 10pm. There was a breeze as I walk back home, rustling the bougainvillea along the way. It does feel like this is my garden. Do I really need a personal and private garden? Probably not and I do not want to spend the cost to upkeep it as well. I contribute to the society, and this is part of the fruits that I enjoy. It reminded me of Caroline Hu, the HR director when I was still a staff in Singapore Polytechnic. She donated many books to SP library – many books in the inspiration section were gifts from her. And she also used SP library like her own library – I have seen her borrowing her own gifted books to read. I can also see our public libraries as like my own library since there are only so many books that I can read at any one time. So if my private garden is not fenced up, where it ends? My entire estate? The entire country, the entire world, or the entire universe? The desire to own, the desire to fence; is what limits me. By releasing myself from my own fence, I have everything.