Kathryn 君妍 Lennon

There are islands in the shape of
nations in my blood.

混血 hùnxuè / hybrid

混 hùn:
to mix
to mingle
muddled
to drift along
to muddle along
to pass for
to get along with somebody
thoughtless
reckless

血 xuè:
blood, colloquial

混乱 hùnluàn  / confusion; chaos

混 hùn:
to mix
to mingle
muddled
to drift along
to muddle along
to pass for
to get along with somebody
thoughtless
reckless

乱 luàn:
in confusion or disorder
in a confused state of mind
disorder
upheaval
riot
illicit sexual relations
to throw into disorder
to mix up
indiscriminate
random
arbitrary

混 編 hùnbiān / mixed

混 hùn:
to mix
to mingle
muddled
to drift along
to muddle along
to pass for
to get along with somebody
thoughtless
reckless

編biān:
to weave
to plait
to organize
to group
to arrange
to edit
to compile
to write
to compose
to fabricate

混合 hùnhé / to blend

混 hùn:
to mix
to mingle
muddled
to drift along
to muddle along
to pass for
to get along with somebody
thoughtless
reckless

合 hé:
to close
to join
to fit
to be equal to
whole
together
round
conjunction
1st note of the pentatonic scale

*This is essentially a found poem, created by selecting and organizing dictionary definitions from http://www.yellowbridge.com/.