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Unfit
A belligerent,
Battling both of her worlds to fit in.
I got tired of the earthy parboiled rice
Steaming in the rice cooker.
I got tired of speaking my native language,
Because while my peers started their assignments,
I sat in my desk clueless,
waiting for my ELL teacher.
I got tired of being Hmong.
So I pierced knives into my parents’ hearts
As I rebelled to fit in with this American world they didn’t understand.
Disappointed, frustrated, and defeated
My parents let me be.
I walked down the halls betraying my own culture,
As mumbles of hurtful words
Ushered me to Calculus.
That sharp knife of rebellion stabbed me,
I will never fit in.
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