it's in the name - kitty tsui

Mar 09, 2004 00:09

i've been called sway
sue
suey
suzy
tissue
ha-chiew.

my father pronounced it choy
so i grew up saying choy,
always careful to add: t-s-u-i.

the first name is kit fan,
fragrant purity.
but can also mean
marriage.
in chinese, choy
can also mean hurry, fast, faidee ( Read more... )

difference, women of colour, migrant identity, poetry

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lucidsavant March 8 2004, 16:56:33 UTC
hey vanessa!

i'm back. entertain me, wench.

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