Netherland

Photo: Dan Burton

What I really want

is for you to let me be

I do not want to fly a flag

the colours of which I did not paint

You draw lines, build fences

and expect me to pick sides.

Your flags are like bodies fully formed

And I am what I am

A third eye

a sixth finger

Useful, but out of place

This world is not my home,

but you can keep your heaven

About the author

Chima Christopher is Nigerian and has walked this planet for 24 years. He dreams of owning real estate on the moon and listens to Taylor Swift every chance he gets.

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