Composed Desire

Don't look at the car he drives or the watch he wears
What my dad taught me
3 hrs ago • Umi
An apology from a terrible lover
I am not good at long distance.
Feb 23 • Umi
An old poem that I wrote
In another life, you would not have your name.
Feb 21 • Umi
On Fried Nian Gao and Letting Go
Happy Lunar New Year
Feb 18 • Umi
Learning to translate our wounds into language instead of weapons
I really love and have always loved Alain de Botton.
Feb 16 • Umi
When ambition stops feeling like freedom
For the last three or four years, my life has felt like an airport terminal.
Feb 13 • Umi
Sometimes a woman is the sum of all the things her father wasn't
Sometimes a woman is not only raised by her father.
Feb 11 • Umi
Nice for what
Several people I trust have told me the same thing over the years: you are too nice.
Feb 9 • Umi
I'm just a girl, sorta
Grateful to both firms for teaching me different kinds of strength.
Feb 5 • Umi
I know how much you've given
There is a quiet shift that happens as you grow up- the moment you realize your parents are not fixed points in the universe, but people improvising…
Feb 4 • Umi
Penny
I’ve listened to Penny Tai for as long as I can remember, long before I had the language for love, or anyone specific to attach it to.
Feb 2 • Umi

January 2026

I went to see about a girl
Some people build a life that works.
Jan 28 • Umi
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