today, I decided to write
with brush and ink
my name in Vietnamese
Chúc Mỹ Tuệ
the one on my birth certificate
with all of its beautiful accents
lightning above the “u”
ocean wave above the “y”
mountain top above
and reflection of moon
below the “e”
today, I made four small
marks and took back
my native language
Author Bio:
Teresa Mei Chuc was born in Saigon, Vietnam and immigrated to the U.S. under political asylum with her mother and brother shortly after the Vietnam War. Teresa earned a Masters in Fine Arts in Creative Writing (poetry) from Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont. She is the author of Red Thread: Poems (2012).
with brush and ink
my name in Vietnamese
Chúc Mỹ Tuệ
the one on my birth certificate
with all of its beautiful accents
lightning above the “u”
ocean wave above the “y”
mountain top above
and reflection of moon
below the “e”
today, I made four small
marks and took back
my native language
Author Bio:
Teresa Mei Chuc was born in Saigon, Vietnam and immigrated to the U.S. under political asylum with her mother and brother shortly after the Vietnam War. Teresa earned a Masters in Fine Arts in Creative Writing (poetry) from Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont. She is the author of Red Thread: Poems (2012).
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