The First Day
13UNITED STATESPOEM
Noor
9/8/20251 min read
On my first day, I practiced my introduction on the bus.
My name.
Where I came from.
My favourite subject.
When the teacher asked me to speak, every sentence disappeared.
The girl beside me whispered, “I like your bag.”
It was not the introduction I planned,
but it was the beginning I needed.