Part Of My Life

I was born there,

crawled on that sand

even uttered my first word

mom, with innocent smile

forever, I take guarantee, and it would be

part of my life.

I was wrong, and never get the chance

to walk on that same very sand

I thought peace was like a

breeze of air that comes from the sky

at that same very sand, and would be

part of my life.

Unfortunately, I saw myself suffering

on different soul/ sand, this time it is

part of my life.

Seeing a doctor month after month

was part of my calender, getting

treated from the same disease was

part of my life.

Malaria, was the only enemy I had to fight

long term,

I would be told to avoid mangoes

that too was

part of my life.

Moving places was something,

I do regularly

that too was

part of my life.

Speaking different languages

was part of the swapping places

so I would survive it's barrier

that was part of my life.

Ahmed Abdi

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