In Pursuit of Greener Pastures

Fortunes wait for seekers bold,

I embraced risk, my story unfolds,

Left my post, secure yet confined,

For chance to grasp the stars, enshrined.

 

In lands unknown, I aimed to soar,

Where others ventured, sought for more,

Dilapidated homes transformed anew,

Their legacy, a truth they imbue.

 

Their kin educated, across the sea,

A diaspora's tale, of unity,

Yet doubts arose, critics would chide,

"Your daughter's future!" they'd deride.

 

Orphans under my care, they'd plea,

Remarriage's specter, haunting me,

Questions swirled, like leaves in the breeze,

Yet resolute, my heart set on ease.

 

Grief heavy, kin now lost to time,

A change of scene, a healing climb,

Embassy's form, a visa's embrace,

Castles conjured in freedom's space.

 

 

 

Stateside, I tread the path unknown,

Uphill venture, seeds I've sown,

Resilience forged, skin thick as stone,

Lest streets become home, fate overthrown.

 

Taxes beckon, rent and utilities wait,

Even the air, a fee at the gate,

Curriculum demanding, focus a must,

Seconds slip by, dollars to trust.

 

Police surveil, lions on prowl,

Cross red lines, you're on trial,

Wrong lane's curse, life's currency drained,

A system precise, power ingrained.

 

Holidays, lonely for souls far away,

Deserted campuses, longing's display,

Yet we march on, despite the dearth,

American dream, the ember's birth.

 

Manicured lawns, no litter to find,

Silence reigns, no noise of any kind,

Loneliness thrives, amidst pet's care,

Simba's plight, in contrast, unfair.

 

Marriage a choice, convenience the tether,

Nation-builders bustling, elderly's weather,

Church's pews graced by aged faces,

Youth's indulgence, their own oasis.

 

 

Pipes and bottles, woven in fun's theme,

Freedom curtailed, mama's silent scream,

At eighteen's dawn, choices array,

Blacks bear burdens, whites' ease in sway.

 

Yet purposeful we stand, a beacon strong,

Double toil, we're meant to throng,

For home and hope, we stride the line,

Cradling dreams, in hearts entwined.

 

Students yearning, double-edged sword,

Work's gate locked, expectations soared,

Head in soil, tears whispered below,

Hope's whisper soothes, strength to show.

 

Journey's end, elusive and grand,

American dream, our compass hand,

Compound solitude, family's embrace,

Holiday dreams, in future's grace.