My Country

To celebrate and honour Canada's 150th birthday this year (2017), I post this poem.

My Country (by Budi Tahir) Indonesia Here…I was born. Here…more than three generations of my family were born lived and died. Here…I spend the first twenty five years of my life. Here…I was discriminated. Here…I was rejected and made to feel that I do not belong. With great apprehension for the future, sadness and a heavy heart…I left. Canada Here …I was accepted and welcomed. Here …I am treated with fairness and respect. Here …I became a citizen with equal rights and opportunities. Here …my children were born. Here …I provide for my family. Here …I grow old with dignity. Here …I will surrender my ashes to Its soil. With great respect and admiration, I love my country Canada.