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LYrics:


They say blood’s thicker than water
I say this bloods no longer mine
Disconnected from the river
Red sediments’ the historical source of life
Eroding the banks like language of the 99 
Per
Scents stored in my memory, makes me I forget what I was sent here
For 
they say home is where the heart is
But when I call home, the reply in my mind reads hom nay (today)
Hom qua (yesterday) 
my footstep tread the way for a new nation
Hom nay my complexion marks me an immigrant
Hom qua I woke up to the smell of fish sauce, mam tom,  my mama’s special
Papa’s pious stare speaks louder than a soldier still hasing order
Dash debonair as I catch the wind on my scooter.

The senses of yesterday tear me in half
Succinctly I assess success versus heritage

Hom nay I start the day remembering how to speak
My prototypical responses, I try to reply quick
“Thank you, I’m fine, it’s all good, how are you?” 
Before shutting up, the fear of sounding dumb makes me a dummy
Hey teacher teacher can you really understand me?
These borrowed verbs got me through the days 
On the jobs, acing school, making friends too
My flag’s blood red but I feel the blue
A lost son holding close his open wound
I assess: it’s just another bruise.

I look for my own kind 
in a mixture of salted earth and rice wine
Barriers that can’ be crossed, not even on an A1 passport:
Language, personal space, and self-made catacombs
Nouns, verbs in reverse, and TV shows
Bouncing off my ears and lips like
Pebbles thrown at a brick home.

Anh Bui