migrant status
in my adopted country
attracts curiosity
returns uneasiness
distracts me constantly,
while bullies
attend me from unseen distances
and i am often that finishing line
for insult
and derogatory laughter
while uncertainty shadows me
from dawn
when i dress each day
           in my target shirt

First published by ‘Ginninderra’ in
“i want that in writing”, a Chapbook
September 2020 series editor Brenda Eldridge