Ch ch changes I started writing here around this time last year From deep inside my burrito blanket Completely dependent on my father and brother Terrible endo pain My sister's virtual lackey Never went outside except to look at the birds Chainsmoked Didn't talk to anybody My body was big pale and pasty My head was far away The city was a foreign land Today I'm a non smoker I'm not exactly healthy but I have muscle mass I answered between 70 to 80 calls daily while multitasking for a month I know where all the government offices are I know the safe roads into the city In my family, I'm nobody's keeper There's WiFi in Sahel and friends of friends and tantes who check on me I don't hide who I am And now I'm going to go have lunch with Maru and Ahmed There's homemade coleslaw and it's very exciting |