Glopowrimo 15

Day 15 GloPoWriMo prompt by Steffen Horstmann: Choose a newspaper article and write a poem which only uses words which appear in the article: (Only the title and the punctuation are mine, the words are from the article - source link below)

On Xenophobia

Always a double bind
Within
Difficult to find acceptance
Abroad
Met with prejudice
It was this observation
Filling the dearth of information
Creating conversations
About the outsiders perspective
The other extreme as well
Ingrained in the community.
A more open approach
An increasing prerogative
To bring conversations together
To give reassurance
A safe space, a
Coming together
To discuss their experiences.

You are not alone.
Both in India
As members of the diaspora
Within the community
The outsider's perspective
At the end of the day
It is everyone's responsibility
To create
Safe and inclusive
Public spaces.

(c) Amrita Valan 2018

Words chosen entirely  from the article In Faith and Love
By Meghna Majumder
The Hindu
Metropolis
Friday, April 27, 2018