by Theresa Chung
| (don’t) call me yellow-bellied pleads for justice ignored like always who cleans the spills of yellows’ red? driven to envy black fighting for similar cause but taught to fight each other yellow lives matter? hate the sound of that no matter doesn’t even exist |
call me too asian asian identity asian chick asian parents asian music asian lunch asian smell asian dress asian face asian shame asian pride asian |
call me ching chong pancake *pulling eyes back motion* oh so you like kpop? korea? where is that? wait, do you know kim jong-un? yellow peril the asianoramerican identity all the same but where are you really from? |
| call me too sensitive condemn whiteboyblackgirl stereotypes but asian-nerd-kungfu-no-english- can’tbehot-strictparents-all a’s-submissivedoll- goodforporn- smalldick-monkeyface good comedy not bad if it’s funny condemn the discrimination? no one cares |
call me too american native tongue? fear to speak up despite understanding all inferiority lost in traditions or lost in translations my fault for being born here |
call me smart ‘cuz she’s asian unfair that their team gets to have her an automatic win no chances for mistakes or disappointment to your parents and embarrassment fake asian |
| call me exhausted what does it mean to feel proud to be yellow they kill us because of a bad day our lives mean less than a white boy’s happiness |
call me yellow yellow fever fuck that yellow crayon don’t dare say yellow lives matter seeking solidarity not yet found |
call me pretty hot |
