Here's a poem with Yi-Nan in it.
It's called "Courage."
"So when she was younger, much younger,
I'm helping my little girl slide down the pole
next to the slide and bridge construction.
When a little boy walks up and says,
'Why are you helping that young person do something that's too
dangerous for her?'
'Why do you say it's too dangerous?'
I say.
And he says, 'She's too young.'
And I say, 'How old are you?'
And he says, 'Four and a half.'
And I say, 'Well, she's three and a half.'
He goes away.
He comes back.
And he says, 'I'll show you how it's done,
and climbs up the ladder and slides down the pole.'
Then he says, 'She's too young.
What happens is that when you get older, you get braver.'
Then he pauses and looks at me.
"Are you brave?' 'Brave?'
I say, looking at him.
'Are you afraid of Parasite 2?'
he says.
And I say, 'What's Parasite 2?'
And he walks away slowly, shaking his head."