Poem
Andy Quan
Mr Wong’s Children
Mr Wong’s Children
Mr Wong’s Children
we learned hownot to stand out
from insults what
not to wear
we waited for
silence to tell
us that we
were good students
though speaking
with no accent
was as easy
as water the eyes
were a little
hard to hide
© 2001, Andy Quan
From: Slant
Publisher: Nightwood Editions, Madeira Park, B.C.
From: Slant
Publisher: Nightwood Editions, Madeira Park, B.C.
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Mr Wong’s Children
we learned hownot to stand out
from insults what
not to wear
we waited for
silence to tell
us that we
were good students
though speaking
with no accent
was as easy
as water the eyes
were a little
hard to hide
From: Slant
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