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Its one of those moments
That I want to spontaneously combust
When my mother
Or my relatives says
“Your cousin got a job at a bank.”
“Your cousin got straight A’s”
“Your brother is in a relationship.”
“Your cousin always dresses nice”
All of them said,
“Why can’t you?”
Gee, I can feel my self-esteem dropping
Like a 1929 stock market,
Making me feel like a black mutt
In little pet store
Full of pretty purebred puppies
Breed to look good,
Behave and obey,
And show off by their owners
To their other owners
And their dogs,
Especially, the ones with the black sheepdogs
“My dog has the finest coat”.
“My dog can obey every command”.
“My dog won Best in Show”.
“My dog has purebred puppies”.
“What does your dog do?”
That I want to spontaneously combust
When my mother
Or my relatives says
“Your cousin got a job at a bank.”
“Your cousin got straight A’s”
“Your brother is in a relationship.”
“Your cousin always dresses nice”
All of them said,
“Why can’t you?”
Gee, I can feel my self-esteem dropping
Like a 1929 stock market,
Making me feel like a black mutt
In little pet store
Full of pretty purebred puppies
Breed to look good,
Behave and obey,
And show off by their owners
To their other owners
And their dogs,
Especially, the ones with the black sheepdogs
“My dog has the finest coat”.
“My dog can obey every command”.
“My dog won Best in Show”.
“My dog has purebred puppies”.
“What does your dog do?”
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Another work from my creative writing class, written in April 12, 2009. Stating how it's difficult it is to be compared by my parents and relatives as if I'm the runt and my cousins are best in show, especially in an Asian American household.
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