my mom made in May
macaroni and cheese to
fatten me up and, as she said,
to layer my bones with meat
were i a seabird of prey
living above the ocean,
flying across the vast blue
I would return to Okinawa
the green salty diamond
of the Pacific to tell the
next generation the fat will
be passed down forever
with our love for all those
who follow
by Asaka Gima
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