and
they ask me where I’m really from
when I tell them where I’m from
and
they ask me where home is
and why my house here isn’t home
when I tell them I’m going home
and
they ask
to which people I belong if I’m paid for
and
my own people
from time to time see me and at times don’t
and
and
and
Also by this poet:
Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure is a bilingual author who grew up in Masvingo. She resides in Wales, usually writing about matters of the heart, the human condition, the migrant experience, womanhood and equality. She has published a poetry collection in chiKaranga – Zvadzugwa Musango, which she translated to English – Uprooted, a novel – Painting a
Mirage, and a collection of poems – Starfish Blossoms, which won the NAMA for Outstanding Poetry Book in 2023. Samantha has also compiled short story anthologies by Zimbabwean writers, Turquoise Dreams and Brilliance of Hope.