Lam

Lam is like ni in Italian.
It is neither yes nor no.
Perhaps that is why I understand you.

Noor ayuni, your heart is as great as the struggle of your people.
Hayati, your patience touched my trembling soul and soothed it.
Karam, this wasn’t enough to bridge the conflict around us.

Lam is like silence.
It has its own weight and meaning.
Shokran, uztaz. You opened a window for me,
Even with your lam.

Me ofreciste tu campera

Me ofreciste tu campera
caundo tenia frio
Dijiste que tendrás que visitar mi estado natal
Expressaste un interés en mi amado italiano
Pero no me explicaste de la nakba.

O, zalamé
Porqué te escribo en un tercer idioma que nos acomuna?
Es que no sé como comunicarte en mi cultura?