I am Japanese and American
I wonder why the hakujin don't like me
i hear the beatings
I see the pain
I want to be treated equal
I am Nikkei
I pretend i own a flower shop
I feel slighted in life
I touch the dry dirt
I worry I won't see Jiichan or Uncle again
I cry when I think about my cousins going to war
I am Nikkei
I understand why hakujin hate Japanese from Japan
I say "don't worry" to Tak-Tak
I dream of owning a flower shop
I try to make the best of life in Poston
I hope one day the hakujin will accept me
I am Nikkei
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I really like how you used an I poem to respond to Weedflower. It is very creative and helps me see more about who Sumiko is.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kim. Your poem was creative and I think it is a great way to respond to a story like this.
ReplyDeleteI really like this Amber! I normally dislike poetry, but for some reason I like I poems because they help me relate to the characters on a deeper level to what they're feeling and thinking rather than just what they're doing. I think your poem of Sumiko does a great job of this!
ReplyDeleteI really like this poem and think it is great you really captured the book in your words, i feel almost moved by this poem!! You should keep writing poems like these!!
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