This Life

Just a simple girl am I
like a bird wild and free
so many places to go
and wondrous things to see-

Here in Egypt
so different from the west
it's hard to say
which thing's I 
love the best-

In USA
burgers, pizza, salty fries
all the goodies my oh my
but here in Egypt
none of those things
you will see
so please bring
McDonald's here
to me-

The ways to say
I love you
so different than before
in Egypt the words
bahebek so much more-

So a country girl I was
and country girl I will
always be
for my simple
little life
is quite enough
for me-

This poem is about the differences between USA and Egypt
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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