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He says
He says
We all just forgot
He says
It’s because you move a lot
He says
You’re an outsider everywhere
If he had left it at that
I might not have cared
But then he says
Everyone should have a place in their hometown.
My hometown?
When I first moved over the sea
A monster fought and fought
To go back to the place I used to be
Then I forgot
That monster died
It may seem sad, but it’s not
The storm was gone
Things were looking up
But my time in my new home was done
They said
Are you happy to go home?
They said
This will be a good change
They said
We understand if you’re a bit sad
But they didn’t
To the foreign land I once called my own
Leave my new life?
I was forced to go
When I arrived to this place
My memory of it was scarce
To my surprise
Things here were not how they seemed
When my longing was fierce
When this land was my dream
It was now hard to identify
With this country’s beliefs
It seems the monster didn’t die
I will not be excused
For I have no sense of self
Because that couldn’t be further from the truth
I am a world traveler
And he can’t see his self-made cage
I will fit in everywhere
Each place I’ll go to see
I’ll take the pieces I like
And fit them into my identity
So before you say
That because my life is different it’s wrong
Before you say
Parents need to understand that a child needs stability
Before you say
My parents destroyed my chances at a future like yours
Just know
What my parents did for me
Was hard
But now is the best thing that it could be
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