Clutched in the palms of two worlds, she gasps for air while contemplating arrival. This was her first venture across the oceans. She’d resided in rural Ayiti since infancy, and now enclosed within this winged boat her reunion with Mama was eminent, yet inconceivable in nature.
Her parents had emigrated to ’lot bo’ the United States in hopes of fulfilling their dreams, leaving her behind. While abroad Papa was brutally murdered, so judgment and ambitions of this better world was primarily induced by confusion.
Now 15 years later it’s her turn to travel with aspiration of a 'better' tomorrow.
is this from a book or did you write it? it's really thought provoking.
ReplyDeleteI wrote it, Inspired by a true stroy.
ReplyDeleteVery well done! I am looking forward to the rest of the story.
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