Where I'm From

I am from the smell of coffee and bread
from basket bread and soap
I am from football team with my cousins and "perk up" to "happiness" 
I am from palm whose reminding us of our own strength and resilience
I am from clock and disheware
from Pierre and Charles
I am from spiritual orientation and the river and from the trip we organized to visit other states
from time together in the camp 
I am you shall not steal , nor deal falsely , nor lie to another
I am Pierre and Lalane 
from black rice, sauce chicken and bouillon soup 
from the Macoute paramilitary and from artisanal bread 
from your teeth falling out and putting them under your pillow
I am from those moments seeing my family loving each other 
reminding us of our own strength and love.

– C

Relationship:  Im/migrant Im/migrant