Memoir Prose Poem: Memories of Ahboji (Father) (and my childhood of joyful sorrow)

Ahboji (Father)1)In my mind I see him with a Nikon camera smilingmy debonair fathermy 007 ahboji my GQ motorcycle riding … More

Were you raised by a Narcissist? I was : Part One

Some clues that you were raised by a narcissist: you have low self-esteem, you blame yourself for everything, you feel … More

Chocolate milk and cheesecake only for me/pink walls my mother painted all by herself/with a paint roller on a ladder … More

I didn’t know it was supposed to be preserved I didn’t know it was a souvenir I was a teenager, … More

I love how you collected figurines protected in glass shelves displayed in elegance right next to children’s toys. McDonalds Happy … More

Mama you don’t have to worry about my salvation anymore you can throw that boulder into the abyss where it … More

Preface: I wanted to participate in the eulogy for my mom at her funeral in March of this year but … More

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My life has been on pause since I returned home from my mother’s funeral. I’m depressed about her death and … More

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My Uhma, my mom passed away last night. My son and I were going to travel to see her one … More

On the day we argued she must have been in great physical pain because she yelled at me for unknown … More

Over the years she has always asked me, “When are you coming home?” “I made a new home in California. … More

My mother never got over the way I left my childhood home in Maryland. I escaped, literally. I told her … More

1) Here I am again Writing about my mother She’s my obsession. 2) Because I love her Because I can’t … More

Ryan Reynolds is so hilarious here, I didn’t realize how naturally funny he is. He’s trying Korean pancakes, burning his … More

1) Mother said I was Like a lost diamond that fell No one could see me *2) “You fell in … More

1) Aromatic mind My mother’s cooking brings home Everywhere she is. 2) Where my mother lives Is always where my … More

My mother loved Christmas She loved trimming the tree and beamed singing while stringing crystal light stars untangling the multicolored … More

I came up with the name Seoul Sister Because Koreans have much soul I was born in Seoul with a … More

Times that I knew my conservative mom was cool was when she related to me like a friend. I taped … More

I thank you now Mama decades later for the elastic banded pants that you knitted forever you made them for … More

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1) When I was a child I lost you, you ran away with our abuser. 2) Victim Narcissist intellect and … More