Poetry

By Hadiza

Where I Stand

I stand with what’s right

With my people and my truth.

We are not the same.

You stand against me

With the lies and deception.

You are always wrong.

Cold opposite poles

Connected by ice and sphere.

What is the distance?

Political winds

Bend our views like green branches;

Values are a myth.

One world binds us all;

We carry, pour, consume, cry

The selfsame water.

Where is my water?

My stakes are with you and yours;

I stand with us all.

Where is your water?