Voices from Home
Mama Motherland
has a way with words.
When she wants me to fear her,
she screams
corruption
rape
war.
When she wants me to love her,
she sweet-talks
rice fields
lotus blossoms
rain.
When she wants me to return home,
she whispers
little sister
aging mother
left behind.
I fear.
I love.
I return.
But I
can’t stay.
Luu vong.
By Thanh Do
Pacifica, California
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