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Seuss' Day
I look around,
And all I see,
Is Cambodia.
“Sau dee”
The tan sand flying up around me,
Khmer floats through my ears.
I see the children all alone.
Broken wood, a falling barrier
Straining to protect them.
It was a meeting by chance,
But fate knew best.
So different from my native land,
Nothing stays the same.
Overwhelmed by time so fast,
I hold on tight to a memory
That must last.
Like a child, I see the world
With new eyes.
The abandon, the poverty, the greed.
Holding hands with innocence,
My heart feels free.
Then my mind speaks to my soul,
I still have to leave.
Different lands,
I leave the Kingdom,
For the land of opportunity.
But deep down I wonder,
Is there opportunity there for me?
Perhaps that path is for a later date,
But what comforts me…I’m going back!
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*Notes:
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“Sues’ day” and “Sau dee” are two different ways to say hello in Khmer.
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Cambodia is formally known as ‘The Kingdom of Cambodia’.
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Khmer is the language of Cambodia.