Olam Vol. 1: Coming Home

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mia thermopolis looks like me like ugly kike big nose tangled hair do i care you think i’m pretty for a jewish girl middle school they called me lion girl tight curls i cried salty tears for years a wish on my lips to have the straight hair the goyishe girls had who pulled my hair in the halls those girls who now curl their hair what’s that called those girls who tell me they love my hair but used to give me dirty stares i am at home in my ugliness my big nose curly hair i finally put my flat iron back on the shelf ugly jewish girl you look like g-d herself





MY BLOOD IS FROM LITHUANIA MY HEART IS IN RUSSIA MY SOUL IS IN JERUSALEM MY MIND IS IN DIASPORA


I AM COMING HOME / WE ARE COMING HOME


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