I am from The Empire State
From boroughs and boroughs,
I am from the concrete city
And yet, I am also from the diverse jungle
the lone plant that sprouted from the crack
I am from a foreign sprout
and resilience inherited
From Lin and Wang
I am from the prospecting
and insightful.
From catching opportunities
to making them.
I am from eastern tradition
I’m from the Empire State (place of birth and family ancestry)
I am Benjamin Lin.
I found your poem very interesting and thought you made it flow well. One line that caught my eye was “The lone plant that sprouted from the crack, I am a foreign sprout”. I liked this line especially because of the word play and how you compared yourself to the sprout.