I step on this land — 

On this solid earth — 

As a free person! 

This present moment — 

Was always mine, 

Was always yours, 

Was always everybody’s. 

When we arrive in this moment — 

All places are home, 

For both you and I — 

And for everyone. 

You may want to disagree — 

And say this is your land! 

But I would have to say —  

Here is for everybody. 

What good is this place called home — 

If you have not yet arrived home? 

If you have not seen it for what it is — 

A place of non-discrimination. 

Sure, people may discriminate — 

Call you nasty names, 

Call you an immigrant, 

Call you by a colour, 

Call you by a race, 

Say you are a nobody. 

But you know it’s not true — 

The planet never made such marks on you. 

It was only the distorted dreams — 

Of a bunch of fools, 

Trapped in the past, 

In their identity. 

They live on this land — 

But do not know — 

That it has long belonged — 

To all people and all species. 

So take these solid steps — 

And make this place your home — 

The present home for the many. 

This Earth has always been our home — 

And we have always belonged — 

To each and everybody. 

— Luan V Dinh 

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