originally Flashcards
car
red room which fell through the fields
sense of belonging - home town
we came from our own country
toy
i stared at the eyes of a blind toy, holding its paw
childhood
all childhood is an emigration
quick changes in childhood out of your control
others are sudden. your accent wrong.
out of place
big boys eating worms
similie to show her parents nervousness
my parents’ anxiety stirred like a loose tooth in my head
doesn’t feel at home
i want our own country
her family are fitting in but she isnt
seeing your brother swallow a slug
sense of scottish left in her no matter where she goes
skelf of shame
simile to show her accent change
i remember my tongue shedding its skin like a snake
doesn’t know where she came from
where do you come from? strangers ask. Originally? and i hesitate