by On this day years ago, I was born.
Miles and oceans away,
I did not know
where life would take me.
In the hospital that has since burned down,
located in the Garden State.
The island nation that
feels so close
but is
so far.
Upside-down is how I was at first,
and my parents
wondered if I would make it.
This tale was not a walk-in-the-park,
not that I can recall.
A city named after an officer,
Robert Sale to be exact.
The history of all things
brought me to
this very moment.
Young and free,
peace and prosperity.
Years ahead, this day remains
special.
For I entered the world,
another fish in the sea. Swimming
endlessly within our tainted world.
Hoping that this day will mean something.
by Jaime White