I lived in Vietnam
For quite some time
One by one they left
First it was us
But my grandfather prevented us from going
So then it was my oldest aunt who came first
Then my uncle
A few months later
We came for my education
Nowhere to stay
So my uncle shared his home with us
Lived there for a couple of weeks
Until a deadly phone call rang early one morning
We cried and bawled for the lost of my grandfather
He comforted us from the melancholy
My uncle did
He helped us find a place to live
One after the other
Came over everyday to help us remodel our house
Helped me in math, English, and science
Went to my parent-teacher conferences
And now that I’ve grown up
He doesn’t come over as much
But he still comes to help
When help is needed
My uncle does
By Daphne/Duyen