Transplanted Outsiders

The lost Jamaican
Singing happy songs on cue
Looking for love in the wrong face

The crazy Kurdish deejay
Drinking away his name
Fitting a new one for the west

The sad Chinese artist
Slide-showing his pain-filled life
Forcing out the journey once more

The lonely Welsh poet
Brimming with charm and dry wit
Searching for meaning and belief

Uncomfortable in the antipodes
Yet no way back home
Nothing back there
Unbelonging here
Speaking through their art
The pain of their bruised hearts

… the list goes on …

Architects from Delhi
Engineers from Kabul
Therapists from Amsterdam
Mothers from Bosnia
Sisters out of Nairobi
Cab drivers from Rabat
Footballers from Ghana

… the list goes on …

Transplanted outsiders resisting rejection by the host body