Our Roots Poem by Savita Tyagi

Even if one is broad minded enough
To wear a global citizen's badge of honor,

Cherishes the ideals of universal oneness,
And becomes part of a single humanity.

Still one must never ever ignore, forget
Or disrespect his or her ethnic identity.

It's culture and history impresses upon us
Longer than the sense of universal belonging.

In dire times that is what we are identified with
And that is what sustains and carries us.