I am from warm shelters

From woods and warm  blankets

I am from the cold winter

Small ice, cold body, that can melt with your hug

I am from Rose and Jasmine

A beautiful shape and smell

I am from oud smell and brown eyes

From Abdulrahman and Fawziya

I’m from the written books and read books

From you’re different than your siblings and work hard

I’m from prayer in the mosque, five times a day

I’m from Riyadh

Arabic coffee, dates

From the car that crashed the laundry

And a faraway family big and loving.

Osama Alsalem