Poetry on Cyprus
to na eisai kiprea/kipreos
en na megalonnis nakko sigxismeni
na men eisai siouri poia eisai je ti pistefkis
na eisai mestin mesi
to be Cypriot
is to grow up a bit confused
to be unsure of who you are and what you believe
it is to be in the middle
na sou laloun oti eisai ellinas, jesi na rotas 'ma, giati?'
na sigxizoun tin xora sou me kapoian alli
o dixasmos nan to mono pou kseris je na sou to thimizoun kathimerina
otan tous laleis oti eisai pou kipro na se rotoun: "which side are you from?"
na laloume "δεν ξεχνώ" je ta misa na ta ksianoume
alla to ti mas laloun ennen panta jino pou niothoume
to be Cypriot means to be told you're Greek, and ask 'why?'
it is for others to confuse your country with another
division being the only thing you know and have others remind you of it daily
when you tell people you're from Cyprus, they ask "which side are you from?"
it is to say "I do not forget", yet forget the half of it
but what we're told isn't always how we feel
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