Everyone's got issues
That's for sure
Mother
Father
Brother
And sister
Including that guy
In Russia
Mr. Putin
And everyone else
On this planet
Regardless of ethnicity
Gender
Religion
Status
Each and everyone
Needs some psychotherapy
Some more than others
A lot more
Eileen Gu representing China
Is a choice
An inconsequential luxury
Of being a hapa American
Nathan Chen representing US
Is not a choice
But the only way possible
As a full ethnic Chinese American
Eileen Gu's half white genes
That biological blueprint
Can never be taken away
A genetic link to being American
Nathan Chen's only claim
To being American
In the legal context
Is being born in the American soil
Whereas Eileen Gu's representation
Of China can be deemed respect
For her mother's half
Without ever endangering her American heritage
Nathan Chen's representation
Of China would be considered un-American
Throwing away the only chance to prove
That he is in fact an American
Even representing US
With gold around his neck
Many would consider him
Less American than Eileen Gu
Despite she representing China
Because she is half white
Genetically speaking
Regardless of how one portrays
And Eileen's choice
To represent China
Is not so much gain for her
But absolute loss to America
The failure of American society
To embrace all ethnic groups
Including hapas
To feel proud to represent America
Olympics in Beijing
Kamila Valieva doping scandal
Eileen Gu representing China
Nathan Chen representing US
Russians at the brink of invading Ukraine
One bitcoin at $40,000
Blockchain on the rise
NFTs producing millionaires
Omicron surge abating
Lingering Omicron deaths
Lingering anti-vaxxers
EV revolution
Just another day
Another news
From the perspective of
Colored spectacles
It is hard to live
Like a rich person
When you are poor
But it is even harder
To live like a poor person
When you are rich
It is hard to be humble
When you are not
But it is even harder
To be arrogant
When you are not
Everyone seems to be rushed
Rushed to do so many things
Maybe because everyone knows
That time is running out
But the kids
The driven kids
Under high expectations
Surrounded by others of the same
Rushed to take classes
Rushed to go to college
Rushed to graduate
Rushed to get a job
All the while chasing
The ever elusive target
Of success measured by
Other rushed people
Without knowing what
Success truly is
Other than universally agreed
Amassing of large wealth
Spending entire life
Rushing to go from
Point A to point B
Within a finite life
Like a person on Amtrak
Anxious to go from East to West
Obsessed with destination
Missing all the beauty in between
Not realizing
It is not the destination
But relaxed happy travel
That defines the success