See Me
Yungseo Lee
Diligence is good, I was taught, and so Fingers tapped and danced and, I don’ t know Maybe I did something wrong. It didn’ t work.
Now I am hungry, I yearn to chew The feel of teeth on teeth- déjà vu? It’ s what I have always come back to, mother.
If only, if only you could see me now I swear, you would see exactly just how
Weak my knees are; I am sinking.
Today the rain is gray and very cold That one little thing I used to hold It rattles and rolls down the drain.
Days like this I think I have always
Spent alone, and only then I could raise The sun from behind those clouds.
Say, there’ s this song inside my head It sings tears, rusted trash, what they said
Would never amount to anything.
I had a dream where the sky opened itself up All your letters like stale tea in my cup I reject your rejections: stale tea down the drain.
“ I will not bow, I will not break, I will” Not shut myself up. I know that I go uphill But maybe this time my fingers will not slip.
Today the sun falls light on my shoulders I have found that I am the slightest bit older Just old enough to hold up my umbrella.
If only, if only you could see me now I swear, you would see exactly just how I shine; how in this moment I am radiant.
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