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We picked him up at the airport 
He only had a carry on bag
So the visit was just for awhile

We got him home,I gave him a copy of my first poetry book for him to keep 
We were family friends 
Always will be
So he said he had a book for me too,
And produced The River Between by Ngugi wa Thiongo 
One of my favourite African Writers 
I was very happy
He said his cousin brought it for him from Kenya
A gift

Then he had a book for my sister too
It was like a Christian devotional book that his sister Shiru that had same name as my sister had given him
A gift 
The writings inside from his sister were touching 
Words only a loving sister will write to her brother 
My sister was happy

So we started catching up, been years since we were all together
We had a lot to talk about
I was mostly interested in his stories
He had gotten in trouble with the law several times, had several accidents that almost took his life and had put his family through a lot

In the midst of him showing me the scar on his arm from a knife fight, the bullet that was still in his left knee and bouts of amnesia that I noticed from the head injuries he had obtained from the accidents 
(He also mentioned the accidents had affected his memory),
I saw a young boy that I once knew
He had big dreams
His family winning a green card and coming to America, the land of opportunity was going to make his dreams even bigger

His carry on luggage told me a different story
He was ready to change
He was ready to dream again

Are we going to help him fulfil his dream?
I wondered 
I still wonder

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