First Arrived (Day 60)

Taking in the South— 

an allusion to
when you first arrived,
carrying the weight 

of so many others, maybe

a little bit crazy.
Everyone thought 

our energy was funny.

What a refugee is: being 

a conqueror of the world,
not a dirty word.
Gathering on the patio 

in the cool aqua evenings, we
are such fighters and warriors now—
on the move, singing
like birds, a political idea 

we have come

to represent. You
are welcome to
take more than just one look.

(c) 2017, by Hannah Six