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Status Refugee Amira Saad Not when we packed our dreams in luggage— Nor when we wished we had just another day— Not when a plane as big as our dreams—and just as ghastly— Carried us to a land that was not our own— Not when we heard our parents talking of the point of no return— Nor when excitement mingled with fear— Did the revelation occur. Oh, no, not then! Our status—as refugees—was confirmed with years of packaged dreams and longings for another day When our names were mispronounced over, and over, and over again. When we learned that our region of the world harbored criminals, guerillas, and other deviants. When our language became outdated, irrelevant, and useless. When our customs and our culture were neglected and negotiated. When we had nothing left. . . But what this new world offered. Then, and only then, were we confirmed refugees. 373 ...

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