LOVE LANGUAGE OF IMMIGRANT PARENTS Yi-Ann Li

the one less bite of pork on their plate so i could have more for lunch the next day a new cut on a finger from sewing up my choir dress that didn’t fit quite right the shuffling i heard from their room after finishing homework at 2am because they couldn’t sleep until i did too the constant hand at their back sore from driving me from piano lessons to swim practice to rehearsal the worn down shoes they wear to work because they spent that money on a new pair for me i’m so sorry that after years of giving up your life crossing an ocean for a better life for me i couldn’t bother to learn your love language

“i love you”

“i love you too”

“i love you three.”