FAT

in fifth grade i asked the fat kid
why god made him

so fat
and he said

he didn’t know
where else to put it

then laughed
 

© Ed Bok Lee 2007

ED BOK LEE is the author of REAL KARAOKE PEOPLE, winner of a PEN/Beyond Margins Award and Members' Choice Asian American Literary Award. He’s studied at the Universities of California—Berkeley, Minnesota, Kazakhstan State—Almaty, and holds an MFA from Brown University. Various other awards include support from the Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Loft Literary Center, and the National Endowment for the Arts. www.edboklee.com

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