I ask the earth to return my soul
When I was squeezed out of a flesh and dropped on the earth
my soul went missing
There left only this body that makes me cry every night
I reclaim the body like reclaiming the earth
Some scars to plough it
Estrogen as the fertilizer sprinkled down
and some hormone blocker as the pesticide
yes, all male traits are pests
for my soul plant
I tried to reclaim my soul from the earth again
But the earth responded in silence
I yelled to recall my soul
Silence
Maybe they become an earthbound spirit
They bound to the earth better than to this body.
Jiaxin Li is an international junior student from Haverford College. They major in both English and Philosophy and live with two adorable cats. The genre submitted is poetry.