Write@Home
Winter 2015

Arts

I am - the inscription on the pencil and book

Some people like me
Some people hate me

Some people thank me
Some people blame me

I’ve left my country with just one suitcase
Maybe it’s sorrowful, but it was my base

Do you want to survive? Get along with oppression
In the third-world countries, there is no word “depression”

I am a student and I am a teacher
I am a worker and I am a preacher

Instead of laminate, I prefer rags
I am an owner of two fluffy cats

I’d like to rest for a while, but I have a daughter
She thinks that I’m strong, so I’ll be a breakwater

Do you want to live better? Say goodbye to sooth
I am an immigrant, this is my truth.