Flew across the country
Expected to be thrown into a shark pool
How can I stand tall against these scholars and doctors?
People who have made it to the top
Seeing the world below them
All high and mighty
Until they broke their funny bones,
And said that it was okay to laugh at them
Because they were laughing with us
I came in with a simple, naïve mind
Only had a pen and a notebook
With the intension of just doodling my name
But then I heard the word "Belonging"
A word that I have been applying for all my life
A word that fed my hunger to fit in
And be like a chameleon
I changed my colors many times
Instead of showing true ones
Didn't feel like they were enough
Never thought that I was enough
The notes in my little notebook,
My little leathered red notebook
Filled with inspiring spoken words
That stole my attention
Like a big bad wolf
Words that will resonant forever
These are the things I am taking with me
Trying to absorb as much
Because I only brought one suitcase
But enough to fill my cup of coffee
Making me feel the sense of wholeness
Thanks for the life lessons
- Ky-Viet Dang 04.11.2015
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