Hopeful

I am shaken!

My cochlear is ringing! 

My red blood is clotting! 

I can talk but not speak!

Are these my last kicks? 

No!

We crossed the Nile bridge

For the best opportunities

Mama, they lied!

We are warriors

Do we give up and go home?

No!

Mama, we are slaves!

Slaves not in Qatar or Dubai

Mama, we are slaves in our country!

The system is neither just nor fair!

Mama, do i come back to the village?

No!

My eyes are teary!

But you raised a fighter, mama! 

"Giving-up is not in your dictionary"

Mama, you told me that!

When all seems impossible

Do we put our tools down?

No! 

Mama, my shoe-sole is worn out! 

This path i have taken is bushy!

I do not know what lies ahead!

Thorns, bumps, blockages and snakes!

Do i return home and cultivate that land?

No!