Written piece
HOME
Princess Susi Etelagi
Samoa
About this piece
A poem about returning home to Samoa through memory, ancestry, and cultural identity. Guided by stories, stars, and the voices of ancestors, the speaker follows the invisible threads that connect past, present, and homeland. Never forget our homeland has rooted our live's today.
Home
Warmth perceived by your doorway silhouette,
Shelter by your impression of kindness,
Feed me with your justification of humble and righteousness.
Speak to me, while I can hear you,
The echoed of your voice,
The word of wisdom,
Replenished my my emptiness soul and mind,
Called me by my name, that you have given me since birth.
Blood shed on the land,
The motherland as I ought to belong,
The nationalistic, I praised,
Being proud of it’s ways, that rooted my person.
My people, the island people.
Remind me of my mother tongue,
Whereas our elders taught us,
From generation to generation,
Their foundation to strive for brighter tomorrow.
As I endured you inside me,
Cared for you,
Flourishing each day, I AM BLESSED.
Your spirits has able me,
to walk upon the main road of life.
I am honored, your culture,
Your values, your beliefs, I salute YOU!
No matter how far er depart,
The vast ocean darkens our vision of today’s revolution,
I still feel you, and inseparable bond,
As you part of me,
And I to you,
My identity, my Homeland...
SAMOA!!