J. KimJan 21, 20231 min readI AMI am candle & sun.I feel me & I am nourishedElectric flesh chlorophyll to stamenMilky crane settling on mirrored riverLily first openedGrandmother's yellow Minneapolis kitchenUnashamed to love meUnashamed to love meUnashamed to love meToenails to split ends floating in the Mississippi in JulyFull moon.I am in every homeI am my own homeI come for revolutionI come for revolutionI come for revolutionBite the apple & wink.House in the trunk Wrapped in sleep, steeped in energy Step out in every Middle School choirWhat more can my hands do?I am the answer to my own questionMy ancestors smile, holding the red hat I made their last earthly solsticeI hear my grandfather's songI lift my own hand I lift my own handI lift my own hand.
I am candle & sun.I feel me & I am nourishedElectric flesh chlorophyll to stamenMilky crane settling on mirrored riverLily first openedGrandmother's yellow Minneapolis kitchenUnashamed to love meUnashamed to love meUnashamed to love meToenails to split ends floating in the Mississippi in JulyFull moon.I am in every homeI am my own homeI come for revolutionI come for revolutionI come for revolutionBite the apple & wink.House in the trunk Wrapped in sleep, steeped in energy Step out in every Middle School choirWhat more can my hands do?I am the answer to my own questionMy ancestors smile, holding the red hat I made their last earthly solsticeI hear my grandfather's songI lift my own hand I lift my own handI lift my own hand.
