Melia O...
Yokota High School
I am a product of having to say “goodbye” Riding on airplanes time after time Having to talk to relatives on phone screens And mission out on trips to Chuck E. Cheese
I am a product of summers in Hawaii Always hearing “Play Nice” Long beach days followed by BBQs Walking home with sand in my shoes
I am a product of Reggae Leaving the house covered in bug spray Climbing up Plumeria trees Wearing handmade dresses from my aunties
I am the product of chlorine-damaged hair A room full of pictures from everywhere Being told to keep the “glass half full” And being the new kid in school
I am the product of Permanent Changes of Station Wondering about the paths untaken Wearing the color purple in April Seeing the dandelion as military kid staple