"Learning to Love America," by Shirley Lim

In"Learning to Love America," by Shirley Lim she seems to utilize a particular and specific word choice to indicate that she is expressing her reasoning for why she fulfills the title of her poem.  Every line seeks to relate to the reader her personal rationale for “Learning to Love America.”  It also, seeks to relate the journey that she took to come to the conclusion of loving America.  I understood this poem to mean that she had experience much inner turmoil before she realized that America was a country that was worth her devotion.  I specifically liked her line "Because I have a son is to have a country."