American.

American.
by james bezerra



Do you think the President of China

would be offended if he came and saw ya’

and you set out your fine china?



Like how that one cold night in Afghanistan

you asked an Afghan to pass you an afghans

to warm your frozen feet.

And he told you to beat a quick retreat,

because there it’s just called a ‘blanket’.



Or would the Chinese President

shrug and slyly grin

and tell you that when

China takes over the planet,

making an insensitive social miscalculation

will just be called an “American”.

 
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