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Cosmopolitan

"Sophisticated..." "Worldly..."
Are the dictionary definitions,
But when you ask me, "Where are you from?"
I have a hard time responding briefly.
Am I from New York? From Kiev? From Home?
Have you ever wondered what it is like
Not to have a home country?
Not to have the point of reference
Or maybe the point of referral?
Have you ever felt you could be from
anywhere and yet, sadly, from nowhere?
When I just cannot provide a simple answer
to a simple question, this is how I feel.
And yet often I wonder, Why? Why should I?
And why does everyone want know?...
Oftentimes I wish I was born in a boring
place, which would not complicate my way
of thinking or interacting,
would not instigate unwanted remarks or
inquiries, and would let me be unquestioned. . .

Mila Barg