Between from Árabe by Amanda Ekery

Can a court decide
Identity, membership into exclusivity
A preferred ethnicity

How does one decide
Who’s better here, unwelcome there
Who belongs elsewhere

How long after one migrates
Works to assimilate, pays the tax rate
Is a citizen of your state

When does one feel home
After kids are grown, mortgage paid its owned
Still in this grey zone

And living in between

Quien eres?
Quien eres?
Quien eres?
Quien eres?

How does one decide who will be denied
Who is fit for pride, where will they divide
Who can be inside and who will be outside
And what if
What if
What if you’re between?

• Jazz
• Rock
• singer-songwriter