She is my soul sister,
We were neighbors before we were born.
She’s slightly older than I am
But I am the giant and she, the miniature.
Like the Hann Jiang we laid
Green was our meeting point
From the West n’ Central we flowed
Ever separate, ever nearby.
Peace is our shared word
On the right our vehicles drive.
There’s unrest in the South
A call for breakout; language the line.
We share a bittersweet day;
The first of the tenth
Our parents did not name us,
Though beautiful and fair we were.
They call her the hinge
But does she hold us together?
She embodies it all,
Green or brown, wet or dry.
She’s not just my soul sister
We are Siamese joined at the side,
And forever we will be
The giant and the miniature.
This Poem was published in the May 2022 edition of the WSA magazine. Please click here to download.
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