Written by Najah Rasheedah
She untethers her tongue from the language she knew
so well
to form new shapes, new sounds
Lingua Franca from the days long gone
she will never belong
but she will know herself
A stranger in a strange land is
home to her
an idea-not for a lover or clout-
but an answer to a calling..
wanderlust is longing for her
hiraeth has found a home in her
she will know what turn to take
in her wake...
...she is unfolding...
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