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Aug 14
This body is an archive—  
not just of stories but of sacrifice.  
I carry ancestors in my gait, echoes of islands in my tongue,  
and a rage that simmers—quiet but volcanic.  
No passport can define my belonging.  
I am landless—but never rootless.  
Every border I cross remembers me.
Written by
Michelle H Velez Nieves  49/F/United States
(49/F/United States)   
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