Miami, My Home
By Sergio Hernandez
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Jackson Senior High School
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Grade 9
When I'm flying through the sky in a plane,
I look down and see the skyscrapers,
the hospital I was born in,
and the beaches.
I see Home.
When my foot hits the ground,
I realize I am at Home.
And when I hear people talking my language,
laughing and saying hi,
I realize the voice of Home.
When I notice I can't be there
at Home
I feel overwhelmed.
At the same time,
when I see the upscale value of things,
I feel confused because of it.
When I hear cars honking and traffic,
I feel disturbed.
But when I hear the sound of calming waves coming and going,
all that confusion and disturbance goes away.
And I finally realize and know
I am at Home in my refuge, Miami.