There are stories about being born in Mesopotamia There are stories about being born as the war broke out There are stories about knowing only wars There are stories about never feeling real happiness There are stories about believing in God There are stories about being threatened by “gods” There are stories about believing in Man's creativity There are stories about being silenced by men There are stories about being filled with passion and kindness There are stories about being never treated with kind-heartedness There are stories about loving my country There are stories about my human and civil rights being violated There are stories about liking technology There are stories about having no electricity in my house There are stories about loving and hating the American army since it eradicated Saddam but occupied the country There are stories about rejecting occupation There are stories about abhorring violence There are stories about disliking politics There are stories about escaping my country There are stories about opening myself to the other world There are stories about being free to write and think now There are stories about being creative in Canada There are stories about my peace of mind being destabilized by the diversity of modern philosophies and world views There are stories about liking the weather here There are stories about being unable to forget my home There are stories about missing my family There are stories about being scared to come back to my country There are stories about being unwilling to deny my nationality There are stories about wanting to conceal my identity There are stories about my main problem which is my passport There are stories about hating airports because they are problem stations for me There are stories about my heart which is shattered between here and there There are stories about my dream which is to eventually return to my home and die there Amir Al-Azraki |