Chukka (Home)

"Halito,
Hlampko Chahta
Ummi ulla…
Your struggles, great
Your heart, strong”

The voices of Mother Earth
are many
I hear them
above the hurt
She speaks to me
in silence
And whispers to my heart

“Ho-minti,” she says
“Come on, si aikaya”
Mother shows the wonders
of a world
so vast
And tells me stories of people
many try to push
to the past

Soft whispers remind me
“No matter where you go
you’ll always have a home
So long as you take care of me”

Because
She
is my
home