i used to be a lotus bulb
lurking in cold pond waters
with tiny air bubbles
and plant matter floating around
i used to be a lotus bulb
insects flit across
my gloomy waters
that puff with clouded dirt
my mother named me lian-hua
in hopes that i would bloom
despite adversity
and mud
my name is lian-hua,
which means lotus flower
my name is lian-hua
but i am not your lotus flower.
May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015 at 8:12 PM UTC
i used to be a lotus bulb
lurking in cold pond waters
with tiny air bubbles
and plant matter floating around
i used to be a lotus bulb
insects flit across
my gloomy waters
that puff with clouded dirt
my mother named me lian-hua
in hopes that i would bloom
despite adversity
and mud
my name is lian-hua,
which means lotus flower
my name is lian-hua
but i am not your lotus flower.
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