And everywhere will be Hanoi
like purple nebulae dust clouds
in Tay Ho
burgeoning over the lake

and shopping malls in Long Bien
with fish cake restaurants

Peach blossom Tết fireworks and empty boulevards
blistering across the sky

mad scooter rides
chasing mobile phones

We always wish
we had done otherwise

We never remember to wish
things to be
exactly
as they are

Bird flute bones

And I will love you
always