Judith Ao Poet Rhyme

Lucky! That’s what people say

People say I am lucky
 To have people living around me;
 I exclaim, "I am so lucky!" 
While I am far away from home,
 In a second house or home 
That I am trying to turn into my home.

I am lucky—very lucky—to have my people with no blood relation,
But relationship made on earth and by social norms, from another nation.
I am lucky to have people around me,
Talking, laughing, and trying my best to create bonds and feel free.

But deep within, I am struggling;
Deep within, I am missing my home.
Deep within, I feel so left out, and that's what is troubling;
Deep within, I am fighting my existence in the brand new home.

I am on the verge of making no mistakes or blunders,
Yet, whatever happens and whoever it is, I am the designated offender. 
I am lucky to have people around 
Who try their level best to pinpoint me. 
I am so lucky to have people around.
Useless and valueless, they want me to be.

Deep within, I struggle to fight alienation; 
Deep within, I struggle with domination. 
Elders here say I need to learn and grow, 
But the way they live and cherish, I am yet to know.

A constant thought: why always me? 
Why only me? 
Won't they take a little initiative just for me?
To know me more, to let me feel this as my home?

Yet, people still say I am so lucky 
To have people around me as a new family.

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