Seeing Myself Writing
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"Home is America" by Amy Liu
Home is America:
where black men are poached like elephants and squashed like fruit flies
and bills that crinkle and burn are worth more than the silhouette epoch of life.
Home is America:
where the poor receive therapy via fast food drive-thru’s
and well-off citizens shield their families behind white picket fences
and children bring guns to school to shoot down hatred and anger and fear.
Home is America:
where I cry in sunken Chinatowns surrounded by bankrupt alleys
and hold mother tight before going out
because I may not return home.