I am from sand.
I was born in the ocean waves.
The salty taste and smell.
The splash of the water.
I am from the beach shore,
With all its brightly colored shells.

I am from the sky,
Riding with the clouds.
Taking me to foreign lands.
Taking me to new sands.

I am from adventure and exploration,
From history and culture.
I am from the steep incline of the pyramids.
The smell and spit of the Arabian camel,
The women lost behind black cloth.
I am from mischief and “Halas.”
I am from wonder and sand.

I am from the monotony of suburban life.
I have returned to country.
To safety,
To boredom.
I am from ignorance,
Stubbornness
Religion.
I long for home.
I long for sand and water.