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Joy Al-Sofi
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Ten degrees warmer here than …
We lose lives, people
Left behind everyday intangibles 請勿靠近幕⾨ 1
We take iThings
What’s left behind
Weightless as memory Weighs much more.
My internal Playlist loads songs of diaspora Ululations of lamentations
Cesaria for all who went but still
Yearn “Oh, meu amado cabo verde.”
Fairuz for those who cannot return
ya habibi lubnan - یا حبیبي لبنان
Refugee or migrant, What’s in a
name that changes Based on
someone else’s need?
Choice or no we,
Each, on a far off shore
Leave/Follow a trail of tears.
Joy Al-Sofi
請勿靠近幕⾨ Hong Kong Chinese “Please stand back from the doors”
یا حبیبي لبنان . “O my beloved Lebanon,” Fairuz