The M3 Class, with Mr Hoover, have been reflecting on the issues that make up ‘Culture Clash’ in their lives. We will publish one poem each week for the next five weeks. This week we will start with a poem by Kyla Nolling- called ‘Reflections on Moving to a New Place’
I felt, at first,
Something break
Shatter,
Slowly fall into an endless abyss
Like a tear trickling down a cheek
into
an ocean of despondency.
A foreign tongue introduced
But not understood.
An unknown place with people of the same nature,
They stare down the outsiders, but it’s
Their food that’s out of the ordinary
Their clothes that are peculiar,
Their ways that are strange.
Isn’t it?
Pondering
Thinking
Wondering
Why do I feel so out of place? Where do I really belong?
The earth unfamiliar beneath bare heels.
But
A seedling of hope
Is felt beneath the surface,
Pushing
Struggling
To rise.
New possibilities,
Ideas,
Mentalities,
Develop within
and
blossom.
The world is seen from a new perspective,
Interesting food
Expressive clothing
New ways to be learned.
It’s not so abnormal anymore-
More,
Intriguing
And overflowing with
Passion,
Culture,
Diversity,
Individuality.
Accepting
Embracing
More cultures as my own
Uniting within to become
Part of me.
I have more traditions, more family, more love.
So maybe I’m just lucky.
Now, I have another world
Inside me,
another place to feel
Warm,
To be myself
Now, I have another place
That I can call
home.
