Laughter echoed about the room

But silence would deafen

Before the flowers bloom

The snow will fall

But I won’t be here

Not even at all

My mother’s hugs bring peace

But it won’t last long

Because of my race

They call me a dirty savage

But Ingawii says I am not

Maybe I am because of my brown face

My father’s face is hard

Trying not to show emotion

It cuts my heart like a shard

I will return one day

Don’t worry Nootawi

In the land, we will go to stay

My teacher’s strap burns my hand

I won’t, I won’t

I won’t speak the language of my land

My mother tongue is hushly spoken

But fear is always here

What if they catch us, awoken

My sister is with me

But they keep her away

Even if I cry when I plea

My brother is strong

Even when he’s beaten

But this is so wrong

My home is far away

I remember it in my dreams

With Innimsh I will pray

To return home one of these days

Insdesh is going home

We all part ways

Laughter echoed about the room

My family is together again

My father is funny, I assume

Tomorrow I shall return

But as fate would have it

I will return in a urn