Dual nationality

by Yakari Gabriel   Sep 1, 2014


I haven't written in a long time,
atleast not like this, I dip in the poems-
head first, heart later. always practical,
I don't want to use words that are unnecessary.
My co-worker told me once, that i had the best
of both cultures. That I must never forget that,
I have the best. Not the worse.
I didn't know that when I paid two thousand florins
for a firm. Nor did I know that when I paid eighteen
hundred for a passport, for a nationality
that in no way has a link with mine. I have
dual nationality the same way. I have dual personality.
With who I want, I am an open book. A soul full of songs,
for who I don't, I am an artist back to the public. A cold shoulder, a heartless woman. Today I am empty and honest. I want to go home, but Santo Domingo is someone I do not know. And Aruba, Aruba is something
I tried to understand and I failed. I want to go home,
but I don't know where it is. I have dual nationality
and that left me with no identity.

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  • 10 years ago

    by Maple Tree

    I really admire the rawness of this piece by Yaki and the open hearted message... yet she still adds her Yaki flavor and style into the mix!

    Feeling stuck between worlds and feeling unsure of her identity can be a sorrowful feeling and trying to learn where and how to fit in... Society leaves us feeling labeled... where a soul belongs... So many messages within this piece .... Truly an in depth piece by this author and I also want to highlight the format she chose for this poem... really adore this poem!!

  • 10 years ago

    by Abed

    Am.. speechless!

  • 10 years ago

    by Maple Tree

    Wow.... powerful Yaki, powerful!

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