Yet Still, I Wait By Kate Hao And Kristen Sze Tu Poem by Anonpoetryuser Anonpoetryuser

Single, female,20 years old
Looking for a man who
Likes a girl who smiles

I'm from somewhere that doesn't really matter
Where every single girl
Who looks like me might come from

I'm not looking for much, I promise
Just someone to make me laugh
I like oysters and butterfly gardens

I collect seashells
I like to paint my nails
My favorite color is red like roses

I want our first date to be perfect
If we go out,
I want you to buy me a drink

In my free time I like to watch movies
My favorite movies
Are movies about love

Movies about love taught me
Everything I know about
How to be beautiful

Fun fact: When I was fifteen
I tried to trim my bangs so sharp,
A katana that cut your throat.

But I'm not violent
Parents like me
I'm soft around the edges
I look like a sweet girl
They know what to expect from me

Don't like difficult? Don't worry
You won't notice me
I'm the shadow of an eyelash on the wall

Someday, I want you to buy me a house on the beach
I like water
I like to hold my breath and feel myself waving

Don't tell anyone, but
Sometimes I pretend I'm a fish
Aren't I a catch?

When I die,
I want to know how it feels to be rescued
But I'm scared my hero will mistake another face for mine
I think it's happened before.
When his eyes first meet mine
I get lost in the color of my skin
He says, "Little China doll
You look just how I dreamt you would"
It makes me think "Wait"
It makes me think "Run, sweet girl
Red, eat, bowl, cut, breast, dirt, bird, crane
Torn, tea on the stove, silk on the floor"
All I can say is
"You mean me? "
He leans close
And I want to tell him no
But he says, "Let me buy you a drink"
As if to say I did this to him.
I step back
His face turns to stone
He says, "What do you think you are?
I could blink and find more girls just like you."
He leaves,
And parts of me leave with him
Single, female,20 years old
Looking for a man who
Likes a girl who

Doesn't really
Look
Like me
I'm
Just
Butterfly
Shell.
I
Paint my nails
Red?
Perfect.
We go out
You
Drink
My
Everything
Beautiful.
I tried to
Cut your throat
But
I'm
Soft
Edges.
Look
Sweet
Girl
They
Expect
You
Shadow.
Someday
I want to
Like
Myself
But
I'm
Another.
It's happened before.