They came from a place without
Standard of living, high levels of safety
I came from a place without
Knowledge of the expanding world
Weather, Public transit
One better one worse
My ignorance to their story was unrehearsed
Their greatest challenge to date
Was trying to integrate
Mine was getting a date
They always had wanted to explore the New world
I always wanted to see the beyond my small Atlantic town
I was born into great opportunity
Doctor, Engineer, Artist, etc
They had to move land and sea to obtain
Such an opportunity
They miss their family and I miss mine
A travel for me is an hour multiplied by thirteen
For them it requires crossing a sea
Being Canadian is a privilege that requires some pull
Being born one requires little at all
Some things here seem uncannily familiar to London and Capetown
Enough to confuse the heart with familiar summer sounds
Yet not all is as it seems
The world is ever expanding
The globe and it's people so demanding
Like the X-Files we see,
The small oddities becoming regularities
With ever growing eyes
Understand your identity
Shirk preconceived notions and come to see
This world truly is our endless family
Nov 2, 2014
Nov 2, 2014 at 4:16 PM UTC
They came from a place without
Standard of living, high levels of safety
I came from a place without
Knowledge of the expanding world
Weather, Public transit
One better one worse
My ignorance to their story was unrehearsed
Their greatest challenge to date
Was trying to integrate
Mine was getting a date
They always had wanted to explore the New world
I always wanted to see the beyond my small Atlantic town
I was born into great opportunity
Doctor, Engineer, Artist, etc
They had to move land and sea to obtain
Such an opportunity
They miss their family and I miss mine
A travel for me is an hour multiplied by thirteen
For them it requires crossing a sea
Being Canadian is a privilege that requires some pull
Being born one requires little at all
Some things here seem uncannily familiar to London and Capetown
Enough to confuse the heart with familiar summer sounds
Yet not all is as it seems
The world is ever expanding
The globe and it's people so demanding
Like the X-Files we see,
The small oddities becoming regularities
With ever growing eyes
Understand your identity
Shirk preconceived notions and come to see
This world truly is our endless family
Ten of Ten
Long and dense
Not meant to give offense
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