A Reverie

jaime

Feb 22, 20211 min read

***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

JAI·MYG·DALA

A Reverie

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