I’m called ‘citizen of nowhere’
by Theresa May, who asserts
this as the British Prime Minister,
though this is the land of my birth,
I’m called ‘citizen Jew’;
the day after that vote
each racist chorus grew;
belonging then remote,
I’m called, city
answers for me
in a beat, see –
it knows my feet,
I’m called
‘not from round here’
as if I’ve walked through walls,
I’m called ‘citizen of nowhere’.
Antonia Sara Zenkevitch
N.B: This poem refers to the intensely alienating comments Theresa May made in a post Brexit 2016 speech. I also connect to other experiences, especially since Brexit that have made me feel unwelcome and unwanted in the country of my birth. Partly because of my surname and some of my mixed family heritage I have been viewed as ‘other’ by many since childhood. If I had my other parent’s surname, I would have been treated…
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The 48% 
We need a change in politics from a love of profit and money to one where care and compassion for others and for the planet come at the top of the list 🙂
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absolutely agree!
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