2024/Anonymous 2-

I am from the Centennial State

From skiing and river rapids

I am from the fragrant pines under the Pikes Peak.

red, white, and blue, it tasted like freedom.

I am from the Land of 24 hours

the bright neon signs

whose blazing sun and casinos I remember

as if they were my own.

I’m from valuable gold and tumbling sagebrush,

from the Valley of Fire and Buddah at Kamakura.

I’m from the glowing lights and

One of the Seven Modern Civil Engineering Wonders.

From the awesome Raptor and the Thunderbolt || !

I’m from dark winter sunsets

with a blank canvas

and ten creations I can paint myself.

I’m from Seoraksan and Han,

Loud waterfalls and colorful fish.

From the Blue Falcons lost

to the Google Meet,

used to keep me in touch.

Under my bed was a purple suitcase

spilling past memories,

a language of happiness

to drift beneath my dreams.

I am from those moments -

joyous with my friends before I soared across the world-

just a dandelion seed fallen from the flower.

This will be my fresh start, and it won’t be my last.