FORKED BRANCHESWe grew up on the same street,You and me.We went to the same schools,Rode the same bus,Had the same frien — Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
FORKED BRANCHESWe grew up on the same street,You and me.We went to the same schools,Rode the same bus,Had the same frien — Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
FORKED BRANCHESWe grew up on the same street,You and me.We went to the same schools,Rode the same bus,Had the same frien — Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
FORKED BRANCHESWe grew up on the same street,You and me.We went to the same schools,Rode the same bus,Had the same frien — Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
FORKED BRANCHESWe grew up on the same street,You and me.We went to the same schools,Rode the same bus,Had the same frien — Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
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FORKED BRANCHESWe grew up on the same street,You and me.We went to the same schools,Rode the same bus,Had the same friends,And even shared spaghettiWith each other's families.And though our roots belong toThe same tree,Our branches have grownIn different directions.Our tree,Now resembles a thousandOther treesIn a sea of a trillionOther treesWith parallel destiniesAnd similar dreams.You cannot envy the branchThat grows biggerFrom the same seed,And you cannotBlame it on the sun's direction.But you still compare us,As if we're still those twoKids at the parkSlurping down slushies andEating ice cream. Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun (2010)

— Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
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