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Brightening the Adoption
America, look away, for I am never
fully yours—although I reek it in my tongue.
America, please, I take back what I said—
you are my one true home. I live here in peace.
America, I wonder, what say you to all those
who view themselves as fractions—motley versions
of those who deem themselves ‘Americans’ only
when questions are asked, never when thoughts
are raised. What say you about me?
China, you are foreign—you birthed me up until
the waist; then, I diverge.
China, you play with me in fragments—your people
mock my Chinese. They laugh. They ridicule.
China, I slept nicely in the cradle you made me.
America, I purred at the sight of your gallant hug.
China, I long for the chance to pay you another visit.
America, I long for the opportunity to stay.
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