What do they see when they see me?<\/p>\n
Not the careful hours of folding<\/p>\n
The precise measurements and testing<\/p>\n
Sure, they see all the bags and maybe<\/p>\n
The passport full of stamps<\/p>\n
They may hear me coming<\/p>\n
Out of breath with jangling trinkets<\/p>\n
If I pass closely by they may smell incense<\/p>\n
Or sweat. Or the weird hotel shampoo<\/p>\n
But they don’t see me<\/p>\n
Because they haven’t seen what I’ve seen<\/p>\n
With my own eyes<\/p>\n
Or followed my nose down market streets<\/p>\n
Or heard what whispers and cries still<\/p>\n
Ring in my ears<\/p>\n
They don’t understand that I<\/p>\n
Never left home<\/p>\n
I carry it with me and<\/p>\n
Every step takes me closer<\/p>\n
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