Self-Portrait as Someone Trying to Pronounce My Name
Key, as if she were gold-embroidered
the perfect fit for the doors
she was carried through
but a Key that is not welcome by all
Kuh, like little children learning
the sounds of consonants,
some say, Kuh, as C is for come
make a language you were not born into yours
Tawn, deep brown skin, exotic
she is here from another land
sharing the same dawn as us
pretending to make hers look the same
Kiitan, what a pretty name
a little strange though, isn’t it?
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Inspired by the my work supervisor and the odd amount of times I’ve told people my name in the last few weeks and had there response be, that’s very pretty.
Also not 100% sure I did the whole self-portrait thing correctly but I tried. (It still makes for a great title)
Beautiful poem. Clever, creative with a touch of humor. We’ll done.
“Pretending to make hers look the same”
Shew!
This is beautiful. I really enjoyed the imagery of children learning the alphabet’s music in the second stanza and the line “sharing the same dawn as us.”