When you once again lose the distance between yourself and nature
When the unfamiliar environment stimulates
your fibers and memories
Will you still yearn to grow?
Under brand-new rules
Will you still long to sprout once more?

The only mature fruit to arrive
Crossing through different time zones
Prematurely, awkwardly appearing
The outside world spreads like vines
Bringing the hidden pain of being oppressed by the “other”

Surrounded by human gazes—
The plant’s
Preemie