I am a bystander
A bystander to it all
Two years have passed
since
Hell
Broke
Loose
And though a Pillar stands
the Sky still falls
All I can do
is watch
from the sidelines
I have no right there
How am I allowed
to voice my opinion
when I can’t claim a nation
as my own?
What if I don’t even want
a nation as mine
Can’t I just live?
I know
that I don’t “belong” anywhere
And in lives
“belonging” removes “lost”
from the world
Am I “lost”?
No
because if
“belonging”
causes
stereotypes
harm
pain
racism
war
floating around
attacking us
from the inside
Then I don’t want it
I don’t want any part of it
When I hear
of the conflicts
in Gaza
in Ukraine
of wars ending
and new ones beginning
I want to cry
I want to scream
so loudly
that my ears
shut It out
Because why on Earth
do We care So Much
about who “belongs” where?
to what Group?
to what People?
Can’t we all just belong
Everywhere?
Can’t we all just be
Human?
Is that too much
To ask?