haiku after the Atlanta shootings
It began last spring
Flowers blooming like crazy
No balm to our fear
Crazy state of mind
These deadly viruses of
Division and hate
These deadly viruses of
Division and hate
Anti-Asian hate
Insults, stabbings, now shootings
History repeats
Insults, stabbings, now shootings
History repeats
Now we have vaccines
The pandemic slowing down
A race war growing
The pandemic slowing down
A race war growing
Personal safety
Covid or someone hunting
Me down as scapegoat
Covid or someone hunting
Me down as scapegoat
American as
Valuing white over black
Color-based justice
Valuing white over black
Color-based justice
Once Covid’s over
Can we stop what was unleashed
Whose side are you on
Can we stop what was unleashed
Whose side are you on
Yes, I was born here
Never felt like I belonged
So angry my hope
Never felt like I belonged
So angry my hope
Don’t talk of normal
It will never be realized
But keep speaking truth
It will never be realized
But keep speaking truth
Business as usual
But the masks have been ripped off
The heart revealed
But the masks have been ripped off
The heart revealed
Spring blossoms again
In spite of what my heart knows
Lulls the broken eye
In spite of what my heart knows
Lulls the broken eye
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