Walking Both Sides of an Invisible Of distinctive dance steps
Border That allow me to avoid
Alootook Ipellie Potential personal paranoia On both sides of this invisible border It is never easy Walking with an invisible border Sometimes this border becomes so Separating my left and right foot wide I feel like an illegitimate child That I am unable to take another step Forsaken by my parents My feet being too far apart At least I can claim innocence Since I did not ask to come When my crotch begins to tear apart Into this world I am forced to invent A brand new dance step Walking on both sides of this The premier choreographer Invisible border Saving the day once more Each and every day And for the rest of my life Destiny acted itself out Is like having been Deciding for me where I would come Sentenced to a torture chamber from Without having committed a crime And what I would become
Understanding the history of humanity So I am left to fend for myself I am not the least surprised Walking in two different worlds This is happening to me A non-entity Trying my best to make sense During this population explosion Of two opposing cultures In a minuscule world Which are unable to integrate Lest they swallow one another whole I did not ask to be born an Inuk Nor did I ask to be forced Each and every day To learn an alien culture Is a fighting day With an alien language A war of raw nerves But I lucked out on fate And to show for my efforts Which I am unable to do I have a fair share of wins and losses When will all this end I have resorted to fancy dancing This senseless battle In order to survive each day Between my left and right foot No wonder I have earned When will the invisible border The dubious reputation of being Cease to be The world’s premier choreographer
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