That Dream Job
I have been told
To walk a mile in somebody else’s shoes
If you want to understand anyone better
So I wanted to know my mother, and father too
Only to realize from the start-they had no shoes
Holes in their pockets, the clothes on their backs
Immigrant stigmas was all that they had
But inside, inside them they had something more
At first I couldn’t understand
But now I adore
It was love, faith, and hope
Love; The love of their family, the children, and humanity
Faith; The faith in the lord, who brought them from overseas safely
And hope; hope, that all of this, would finally bring-happiness
And to them I am thankful
To them I can dream
For a job-- so secure
For the hardships they had to endure
I remembered my mom
The way she joked about how such a tacky man
Could ever become that one grain in the sand
But they did
They fell in love after having their families ravaged by war
At a library in a refugee camp
In another Country so far off from the shores
Though you both worked so hard
Without seeing your own families for decades at a time
You had us
You had my brother and I
And it’s about dang time that it’s your time to shine!
I cried, I cried when my hands held open that letter of acceptance
PCOM pharmacy school; my first step into heaven
I’m one step closer to looking into my parents eyes
And telling them,
“Don’t worry, I’ve made it.”
This is my life,
Welcome to my shoes.