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Who I Am
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Free-Verse by Hong Wing Nam (Aimee)

Illustration by 

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The flickering, blinking lights fade into blurry, glowing lines

They fly past in a blink, mellowly upon the city's fickle scene

A short stop in a traffic jam, the red light shines

Falling deeper into a dazzling night, all of it feels like dreams ​

Sentimental, I melt into the backseat as my vision becomes blurry

This comfort, familiarity, through the window, all of it shows

Though dominated by the neon street signs, the moonlight does not worry

It spills just like liquid silver onto the rocky, concrete roads ​

 

Everything washes over fuzzily, on the monotonous, crowded crosswalks

From red to yellow, then green, the car's radio tunes out songs from days gone by,

It doesn't wait, it washes over, and the gentle melody rides with us past the many city blocks

I can't help but feel it blends perfectly with the rich, indigo sky ​

 

Days of both joy and sorrow were embraced by the swaying skyscrapers,

Apartment complexes, indistinguishable just as I always knew they were

These narrow pavements I walk on, again and again, covered in flyers and newspapers,

I want to stay here forever, for this life and the next, I'm sure ​

 

The nostalgia takes over me, even though I've never left

This is my home, my life, this is who I am

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