When you are an immigrant,

you cry in silence for the country where you grew up

When you are an immigrant,

you sorrow because friends and family are dying

and you could not say goodbye

When you are an immigrant,

you scream in pain because you buy new shoes

and people in your native country are walking barefoot.

When you are an immigrant,

you struggle with a new culture and language

and feel nostalgic for that place where you used to live.

When you are an immigrant,

you long for company,

but also bring happy memories back

about those days when you used to spend time

with family and friends in your country.

When you are an immigrant,

you get frustrated when you are looking for a job all day

and come back home late at night tired because you didn’t find any.

When you are an immigrant,

you suffer for all people back home

that don’t have a job and have to eat from the dumpster

before the garbage truck picks it up.

When you are an immigrant,

and become sick you get worried about the expensive bills

that you must pay for.

When you are an immigrant,

your heart breaks when you

see millions of people dying because they have no access to medicines

When you are an immigrant your heart burns

when your people spend hours with no power and no water

impeding them from taking care of simple things.

When you are an immigrant,

you become the child of no one

an invader in this new country

and a foreigner in your old country.