Anyone
It could have been anyone
But it was you
It could have happened anywhere
But it happened here
In the midst of all this upheaval
Your light
Appeared
I tried to look away
You tried to stay away
It didn’t work
It could have been anyone
But it was me
That saw you
It could have been anyone
But it was you
That set me free
the spoken word
I conceive these pieces with the beat of my heart,
then birth them with the fire of my voice.
i am ayla
born in the east, raised in the west
daughter of two academics, both artists
masters in human rights, committed to social justice
love affair with travel, art, and food
speaks four languages, laughs in all