The Colors of My Home

 

I am from the green country.

I am from the city that has two carnivals a year.

I am from a place where 100 gourdes(1) can get you a plate of fritay (2).

I am from a place that has multicolored tap-taps (3) everywhere.

 

I am from a place with beautiful waterfalls like Bassin Bleu (4).

I am from the city with trash all over the place.

I am from a place where we don’t respect the law.

I am from a country with almost no electricity.

I am from a place where kids are free to ride a motorcycle.

 

I am from a country with a lot of slum cities.

I am from a place that has red soil

and black people.

I love my green, blue, red, black country,

And I am NOT ashamed.

 

1. An assortment of fried food

2. Haitian currency

3. gaily-painted buses or pick-up trucks that are used

 for public transport

4. A waterfall located in the south-east

 

Karl Philippe, Bridge Academy, 8th grade