I am an Earthling

One sphere, no borders

I am an Earthling — a poem by Pemba Umoja

I am an earthling.

I do not believe in countries.

I do not believe in borders.

All men of this earth are my brothers and my sisters.

As earthlings, we are all different.

We share different beliefs, cultures, habits,

and dreams.

These differences add texture and depth

to our landscape as the mountains

and valleys do to the earth.

We must traverse our great terrain.

From the mountains, we must observe

the beauty of the valleys.

From the valleys, the majesty of the mountains.

In all of our land and all of our diversity, there lies great beauty.

May each of us

gain the power to see

beyond countries, beyond borders,

to see our earth as one sphere,

without lines,

interconnected and united.

A poem by Pemba Umoja