Returning my Nationality to You

Come to think of it
ultimately -
my (your)
nationality
is just an empty shell
i used to think –
i
need to belong to.

But,
and since –
you (us)
do not (can not)
ever –
see
me –
as one of
you (us)

Therefore –
i
out of my own –
free
will

give it back.

And instead –
i
chose
to be a –
citizen of the world.

Unshackled by –
belonging
nor by –
that
word become
dirty –
called
nationality.
(c) khulud khamis (2013)