WHEN I AM DEAD, WITH THE LOVERS, & YOU ARE GOOD CHILD
Tiffany D.
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Three poems are included, with the first poem "WHEN I AM DEAD" dedicated to my immigrant mother who always read me bedtime stories in her broken English growing up. I wanted to highlight the irony of how I have become a poet, whose world revolves around language and my only way of conveying my sincerity can not be understood by my own mother. I also wanted to highlight the seemingly never-ending barriers that come in between the mother and daughter relationships. "WITH THE LOVERS" speaks to the idea of wanting to be desired to be seen as a "proper woman" and going by all means to achieve that. The last poem, "YOU ARE GOOD CHILD" illustrates how young women and daughters of traditional households are expected to assume maternal roles, excel at everything, and work tirelessly for the benefit of the family without complaining. The poems dance around the topic of conformity in traditional households and the societal expectations on women.
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Storytelling and poetry are my conduits for learning more about myself, my identity, the world I've come from, and the world I am creating through my art. Writing can pull me to places where I'm afraid to go and where I am most vulnerable, which is the most exciting part.
