When I first moved to this city
no one told me the cherry blossoms
bloom in the spring
Before I left home
someone told me the flower
that blooms in adversity is the most rare
and beautiful of all
and they referred to the cherry blossom
In that way I am like the cherry blossom
but my adversity came after the frigid winter
In many ways I am not like the cherry blossom
I do not float with the wind
or let my petals fall easily
It is spring now
and the cherry blossoms are blooming
I spend my days walking among them
growing dizzy with the smell
hoping that by walking
I’ll gain the strength
to be more like them
able to fall
and float
and bloom
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