UNTITLED
BY SHAE LEE
Decoupaged on the inside of a jewelry box lid,
A glossy amber baby mug shot.
Big face
Onion head
Cheek-sucking innocence in a chunky sweater
Strapped in an orphanage high chair.
Korean name hand-lettered in English
Propped up against her like praise
To whomever it may concern
For whomever the price was right.
Nothing secret or sacred,
She should be thankful for any home.
On to the next.
Shae Lee is a transnational, transracial Korean adoptee, poet, studio artist, life coach, and creator of the “10-Minute Poetry” experience. Her work appears in the Adoptee Voices e-Zine, bloomsite.wordpress.com, and the Twenty Bellows’ anthology We Are the West. Shae’s most important life accomplishment is having raised her beloved sons into incredible men.
