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Poetry

A poetry collection rooted in feeling torn between two cultures. A "hapa" is a term used for people with ancestry partly Asian.

Here & There

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by mariethethiiird

by mariethethiiird

I am never not in contrast

I can run both hot and cold

Moving slowly and running fast

Holdning on while I'm letting go

I am that light skinned brown girl

That foreigner born right here

I'm afraid of everything

But I have nothing to fear

I am out of balance

While I'm lying down

I'll always be available

But I'll never be around

I'll be the fleeting thing that lasts

Hiding behind everything I show

I'll answer all the questions you ask

But you'll never really know