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Where I Belong
I belong with my restless sisters and my jumpy dog
I belong with the tech girls
I belong with my soccer buddies
And with my loving parents
I belong where the trees meet the sun
Where the bees are always buzzing
I belong in the country of silks and spices
Where I can always make sand
Into the beautiful flower it’s meant to be
I am intelligent
Courageous
Compassionate
Like my home of India
I belong with my adventurous grandparents
Who traveled the seas way before me
Coming to a new land
And first walking on the sand
I belong with the light
That shines from the sun
I belong with the good that vanquishes evil
Light against dark
Since I was young
My color has shown
So bright, such beauty
I belong with the beautiful
I belong with the bright
My color brown
On the outside
And forever on the inside
I belong with those who love ME
The me that is on the inside
Who I really am
Kind, Compassionate, Courageous
I don’t belong with those who see my color
And my color only
Who don’t know me
I belong in many places
And many places belong with me
You cannot change the me that I am
Because I will blossom here forever and ever
This piece is for all those who are discriminated against as brown-skinned or from India. This is where we really belong and who we really are.