afropean

somedays i live in nowhere land

i am not british enough and i am not nigerian enough

i was not french enough and now living in holland

i am not dutch enough

i am black but not african-american

some days i feel like i will float above humanity until

i disappear

and then i remember

i am here because you were there

we are all connected by shame and hate and pain and

death and pride

and love

do not forget love

and i begin to feel the earth beneath my feet again

and the blood returning to my eyes

i am visible

i am living

and i cannot be erased for your convenience