I.
I am inky black hair. I
am epicanthic lid. I am
bone hard and flesh soft.
I am little black mole
on upper right cheek. I am
hungry. I am girl. I am Made
in Korea.
II.
I am #7139. I am wrapped
in cloth. I am note
with no explanation.
I am “morose”. I am
officially classified.
I am “in need of good home”.
III.
I am pledge of allegiance.
I am chocolate cupcakes
with U.S. flag. I am four
fried eggs. I am B+.
I am nice girlfriend. I
am transpacific.
IV.
I am hyphenated. I
I am no forwarding
address. I am crunchy
on outside chewy on inside.
I am imported goods. I
am honeydew melon
with ripe seed.
VII.
I am Made in Korea. I
am inky black hair. I am
epicanthic lid. I am bone
hard and flesh soft. I am little
black mole on upper right cheek.
I am Taegu white lily.
I am eyes wide open.
© 2001
Ooooh, I love this, JR.
I love this poem.. haha!! I. I love. I love this. I love this poem. I love this poem it’s. I love this poem it’s so. I love this poem it’s so classic! Haha!
Beautiful. Gave me a big lump in my throat.
Very cool poem. I lived in Taegu for 4 years teaching. If you ever want pictures from there, let me know.
What’s the deal with copyrighting poems on blogs? Can I just put the © on there and my poems are then mine for keeps?
Beautiful poem.