Born in May
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1 min readApr 19, 2018
Born in May are vertically straight
green bodies, stylish, silky
monochrome-colored sleeves
wrapped around yellow faces
with thin green material sprouted out
up and down the tall, thin frames.
People look forward to seeing
them bloom and often pick them
and put them at the center of tables
surrounded by conversation
and attention as they are indeed
physically attractive.
I, too, am a child of May,
however, my face is spotted
with freckles and my hair
is a texture similar to woven
material used to pack Thai rice
and my flesh is in the form
of a rather unflattering shape
from head to toe.
I certainly long to look
a lot like my siblings
flowering gracefully
specifically in late in spring.
