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In the oppressive Shanghai hospital heat My eighty year 'young' mother Looks without speculation, From her one good eye The strokes have left their mark What is the character for senility? "I have to go now Ma; home to Mei Guo" "Yes; hurry, or the Japanese will arrest you"
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Oct 28, 2017
Oct 28, 2017 at 1:06 PM UTC
Mei Guo
In the oppressive Shanghai hospital heat My eighty year 'young' mother Looks without speculation, From her one good eye The strokes have left their mark What is the character for senility? "I have to go now Ma; home to Mei Guo" "Yes; hurry, or the Japanese will arrest you"
Mei Guo is the Chinese word for the United States - literal translation is beautiful country
#asia#old#age#senility#family
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cliff-green
60/M/Nevada
Oct 28, 2017
Oct 28, 2017 at 1:06 PM UTC
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