Stages of Four Seasons

By Michelle Tran

When the speaker arrives to the United States, she struggles to fit in due to her lack of knowledge of the American culture which leads her to feeling isolated from the rest of the world. As the story progress, she takes risks such as getting rid of her traditional values in order to overcome her difference by conforming to the American teenager ideal. Read to find out her compromise!

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Mar 20, 2021
• ISBN: 9781098347598

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Copyright © 2021 Michelle Tran

Stages of Four Seasons

Soft-Cover ISBN: 978-1-09834-758-1

eBook ISBN: 978-1-09834-759-8

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For the beautiful readers who need motivation and acceptance in their culture and differences

Contents

assumption overdose

decisions on a balance

the minds of an asian parent

hidden emotions

endothermic

ancient greys

unknown air

surreal imaginations

irrelevance

haunted

buzz

does school exist?

school is not art

safe space

acceptance letter

misplaced in a big world

shamed body image

uneducated monsters

desire for transformation

questionable future career

the truth about walmart

hidden eyes

transfer student

slow hands

sobbing daisies

perfectionism

how do I have a hot girl summer?

the new me

broken tongue

the unlimited feeling of uselessness

dead end

the road blocker

the anti social club

joy enters

unwanted values

an adventurous journey

the ideal routine

translucent pain

sneakiness is from restrictions

helping them so they won’t find out

unnoticeably rebellious

the terror

building true friendships

dusty, yet blooming

easily forgiven

what do I need most?

never felt this before

low life

the addiction

filthy fridays

copied & pasted

crumpled up piece of paper

distances and breakdowns

only the true ones would know

an incomplete whole

you’re the lucky one

authenticity

all types of textures

negative plus negative

pure blend

wifi

chemical interactions

fast food restaurants

an inexperienced journey

sweet short run but unlasting

the true long run

assumption overdose

Months walked past me, thoughts about my future

Floating around in the fresh, pure air

rumors fly, was I sure?

Privileged, perfect, proud, the force of my weight unpurposely pushes against my chair

Judgemental, jumbo, jobless,

identifying both the ideal and the imperfect sides

Obtaining an unfunctional brain with illogical thoughts

Ideas owned by me are useless

Put on my thick skin and careless

The saying of sharing is caring

Is that true?

Might as well not share and keep it close to my soul

on repeat, the daily monotone voice

of my teachers

Throwing assignments expecting me to understand it

To catch up with my peers, I pressure myself

When can I ever make life entertaining?

Transfer myself to a whole entire world or what?

Nothingness in the city of angels

The shoe marks on the walk of fame washes itself away

Wind blows my fragile heavy body

Making the pacing back and forth rough

Disappearing the sweat crown across my crickled forehead

Overly thinking burns me into dust

The power of unnecessary thoughts

What are the realities of cities?

Are there any specific guidelines to follow?

Am I the only one questioning this?

decisions on a balance

Searching is the main process

comprehending giberrish escalates my stress

Accepting the challenge to