Differences| Short Poem

The difference between you and me

Boils down to geography

I was born somewhere far beyond your sea

And so you see me differently

The difference between a citizen and a refugee

Is just

Another disaster of this world I see

Miles define who we are and who we can be

If you weren’t born where you were

Who would you be?

Slow| A Short Poem

A bare foot on a snow day

I want to feel this life I was given

Rain washing me away

I don’t run

I stand still as I see it coming

I see them run

Rushing to avoid life

Hurrying to graves too expensive to buy

Burn me!

When did digging in dirt become a luxury?

Or carry me into the ocean

Set me free!

I will remember rain drops on my face

Cold snow days

Earth I touched — Earth that touched me

Please friends

Slow your journey

And don’t be in a rush to hurry

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