Three Thousand Nights at the Harbor

For nineteen years,

he was bullied by his three half-brothers,

playing out a life that was the opposite of who he seemed to be.

A celebratory banquet became an outlet for grief,

shattering the long-standing illusion of harmony.

…

On the shores of the South Sea, beside Lingdingyang,

with nowhere left to turn, he ventured out alone.

At new docks and harbors,

he fought against fate.