Arrow Rock Literary Journal

The Wanting Kid,

wants. To be like        dad. White

            like dad.

The Wanting Kid is    Korean

and      white.  Different.

A         half      and      a          half.

The Wanting Kid        wants

blue eyes         and      blonde hair.

No room          for dark. Only             white.

The Wanting Kid        loves mom.

Loves              being Korean. Special.

But,

The Wanting Kid        still wants.

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Raya Kruger is a transfer student from St. Louis Community College and is currently a junior at Lindenwood University. He is earning his degree in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing. In his free time, he enjoys buying books (ignoring the many others on his shelf), rereading Six of Crows, and writing poetry, short stories, and nonfiction pieces. He is a biracial transgender writer and often shares his experiences in his work.