Miss Teenage Hawaii
My birthright are the emerald islands in the sparkling
Waters of the Pacific Ocean,
With the beckoning sun, the cresting waves, and the jeweled sands,
A paradise in the lore of sailors far and wide,
A land of aloha and a land of mystery,
I am of mixed ancestry from the land of Ireland,
The lands of Asia, to the land of the American Indians,
My beauty is statuesque as the pinnacles of the Napali Coast,
And my auburn hair waves like the fauna against the gentle winds,
My russet eyes are set wonderfully against my bronzed skin,
The soft scent of my tropical aura mixes with the sweetness of hibiscus,
I am a royal of the lands of Hawaii,
But nations and peoples have warred for my inheritance,
My land is no longer sacred, and my soul is cheapened for bartering,
In your world I am nothing more than a minority,
And so it is I will remain in my world, in a land which I find mystical
And lovely!
Copyright © Thomas Hsi | Year Posted 2017
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