Citizen

Let it be known this is a lengthy piece. What with the virus facing each and everyone one of us on a day-to-day basis, I understand the difficulties we all face, and this will perhaps be our greatest test in our lives.

With that said, this piece has nothing to do with the virus, but has something to do with each and everyone one of us ... as a citizen.

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Citizen

I am a citizen.

Not just any citizen.

I am a citizen of the world.

I was born in Iran.

I was born in Peru.

I was born in Ireland.

I was born in Albania.

I was born in Malaysia.

I was born in Nepal

I was born in Romania.

I was born in Libya.

I was born in Germany.

I was born in the Ukraine.

I was born in Asia.

I was born in Egypt.

I was born in India.

I was born in Haiti.

I was born in Turkey.

I was born rich.

I was born poor.

I was born blind.

I was born deaf.

I was born hungry.

I was born to suffer.

I was born to please.

I am a citizen of the world.

What I wasn’t born for:

to see destruction of family,

to watch countries, nations,

attack one another;

making others grovel and beg,

remove their dignity,

for the sake of a parcel of land.

What I wasn’t born for:

to allow what we call humanity,

to devour the weak,

instead of building the weak, stronger.

What I wasn’t born for:

when nation upon nation

fight all their wars,

that we should have long-ago ended,

in and for the sake of their Creator.

What I wasn’t born for:

that we as citizens,

close our eyes,

pretending we can do nothing,

when we can do everything,

to end a genocide,

that will one day destroy us all.

I was born in Madagascar.

I was born in France.

I was born in Iceland.

I was born in Australia.

I was born in Mexico.

I was born in Canada.

I was born in Afghanistan.

I was born in Ethiopia.

I was born in Cambodia.

I was born in Nigeria.

I was born in El Salvador.

I was born in Khartoum.

I was born in Korea.

I was born in Italy.

I was born in Spain.

I am everywhere.

I feel everything.

I see everything.

I remember everything.

I grieve for all things.

I pray for peace.

I am, a citizen of the world.