By Kavya Kataria – By Mesmerisia?
They say “love always wins”.
I have love in my heart, but all I hear are cries.
Our countries are falling apart.
The Rich only care about themselves and running
away from embezzlement.
Who’s going to save my brothers and sisters from
exhaustion?
All they do is study and work but still get blamed for
your country’s problems.
“Immigrants this. Immigrants that.”
How will your economy function without us? Who
will we go to?
Who is looking out for us?
Rich white men are coming to hurt us
How do I protect my family?
My brothers and sisters are looking to me for
protection, safety and love.
Love is all I can give.
With empathy hands, big hopes and dreams, we came
here with a big fantasy of being a new member to
your community.
Of “fitting in”.
Of being the new family in your neighbourhood.
Some showed love. Some showed indifference.
Others
showed hatred.
You know what’s in your heart, but I know what’s in
your lineage.
You know what they’ve done.
All the history they erased.
We can still love you. Why can’t you?
Why are you still the same as your ancestors who did
horrible acts to us?
We are so brave for trusting and loving you.
After all, love is all we can give, and love is all I have.
Talk about our strengths, our acts and our strong love.
Treat us right. Don’t blame us for your difficult lives
when we have got too much on our plates too.
We can solve this together.
We can change the world together.
We can change everyone’s perspectives together.
We can fill everyone’s hearts with love.
Love is all we can give, and love is all I have.
