Indigenous Kurd + indigenous American

Before the borders, before the lines,

the Indigenous American walked this land

not as owners—

but as keepers of its breath.

I’m American, American, American child of earth

Ez kurdim zarokên rojê me—

rojê ku di Zardasht de pîroz bû,

ronahî li hemû tarîtiyê serdikeve.

Ez kurdim, kurdim, kurdim zaroke çiya u rojim