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A Reverie

  • Writer: jaime
    jaime
  • Feb 22, 2021
  • 1 min read

Updated: Apr 21, 2021

***first published by Angry Asian Americans on their Instagram Story and is kept on their Instagram Highlights under "creative work📝". I submitted this poem originally on February 22nd of this year.

This image is a screenshot taken from Angry Asian American's Instagram account, highlighting the author's poem under the Instagram Highlight 'creative work'. The background of image is white with mainly black text, with a pink diagonal border on the top right corner as decoration, along with a red diagonal border on the bottom left corner. In the forefront of the red bottom left color is a simple graphic of a person with short, chin-length black hair, with a tanned-peach skin tone donning a light purple camisole. The title of the poem is in big, bold, cursive font. The title is 'A reverie by Jaime Mah', with 'reverie' in red font and a white outline effect, and 'Jaime Mah' in white font but with a red outline effect. The poem begins below the title, and the black text reads: "Peeling steamed *italicized*cha siu bao*/italicized* // Turning the AC on for guests // Buying boxed lychee drinks // Sweeping with colorful chicken feathers // Lighting incense and joss sticks // Polishing frayed velcro Bata shoes Cycling to my best friend’s house Going on late night *italicized*pasar malam*/italicized* excursions // Unzipping my badminton racket bag // Driving to McDonald’s, for any and all occasions // Ordering one too many rotis for my dal // Singing with my father
"A Reverie" by Jaime Mah as published by Angry Asian Americans on their Instagram story.

Peeling steamed cha siu bao


Turning the AC on for guests


Buying boxed lychee drinks


Sweeping with colorful chicken feathers


Lighting incense and joss sticks


Polishing frayed velcro Bata shoes


Cycling to my best friend’s house


Going on late night pasar malam excursions


Unzipping my badminton racket bag


Driving to McDonald’s, for any and all occasions


Ordering one too many rotis for my dal


Singing with my father






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