My Published Works

Inspired by “How Would You Live Then?” by Mary Oliver

What if you had to leave
          your home? What if
you were forced to flee your
country? What if
          you and your family were being
          persecuted? What if
it wasn't safe for you
          to stay? What if
you were to arrive in a new
          country? What if
you didn't speak
          the language? What if
everyone around you called you
          "illegal" or "criminal" or "alien"? What if
you were hated for the color of your skin,
          called dirty and dangerous, but still
lived and loved every day—who knows
          how, but they do it—despite it all?