i am ten
i watch tv
it scares me
i see war
my brother
fought war
i saw a dead boy
my age
they said he is migrant
is that what killed him?
i don't want
to be migrant
my brother doesn't
want to be dead
i hear them talk
more than listen
they say mean things
about each other
do they say mean things
about me?
my dad tells me
not to watch
but I want to know
what they say
i am ten
growing old
i believe
what i see
i even
see in
my dreams
what they
want me to see
i even
see in
my future
what they want
me to be
but then
i don't see me.