Chong N. Kim : Writing

A Weak Woman

A Weak Woman

A Poem by Chong N. Kim


A Weak Woman To call me a weak woman, is saying that I am humility In your eyes, Am I considered a weak woman, Because of the color of my ski..
When we say goodbye.

When we say goodbye.

A Poem by Chong N. Kim


When we say goodbye . . . I remain strong in your presence, to hide away my vulnerability so that you won't have to worry. When we talk or c..
What you taught me.

What you taught me.

A Poem by Chong N. Kim


WHAT YOU TAUGHT ME! When you yell at me, You taught me that anger is a split second away from violence. When you tell me that I can do noth..
Unleashed

Unleashed

A Poem by Chong N. Kim


Unleashed For years I've been a dormant to the world, Put a mask on my face Pretend that I am what you see. Exhausted from all the lies I had ..
Undefeated

Undefeated

A Poem by Chong N. Kim


Undefeated Bound by restraints, youthrashed me to shame. Down on my knees, I had forgotten my name. My blood was spilled on the damp dark f..
This is Me

This is Me

A Poem by Chong N. Kim


This is me . . . At 13, I realized my life Was expendable Determined to seek out Peace and serenity, The journey, I was unfamiliar with. No..
That Rainy Night

That Rainy Night

A Poem by Chong N. Kim


THAT RAINY NIGHT. The thunder roars, The clouds cave in. I hear the raindrops Pitter patter on my windowsill Fire burning, In it’s pla..
Survivor's Creed

Survivor\'s Creed

A Poem by Chong N. Kim


Survivor’s Creed For many years I’ve tried, To hide what I felt inside. Keeping the tradition, From where I grew up. My voices ha..
Silenced

Silenced

A Poem by Chong N. Kim


Silenced There, she stands, In the corner, Peering throughthe window; Freedom is only a dream. She’snonexistent, The disassociationf..
Scream

Scream

A Poem by Chong N. Kim


Scream Voices echo from afar, A recanting of words from my mother’s lips; Repetitive rhymes of hate and disgust An infant crying in my a..