I thought you could fulfil your wishes in Germany
No barriers would be put in your way if you really want something
I thought I could take my future into my own hands here
It is not like that at all
There are many distinctions here
Between Germans and refugees
Between a Turk, an Arab, a Russian and a Rumanian
Every other person in the supermarket can go shopping quite “normally”
But I, in this crowd,
Am the difference for them
All sorts of people are there
But the security staff
Lurk behind my back
Why always me?
Because of my headscarf
Because I am a Muslima
Can’t they put themselves in my place?
How bad it feels when you are treated like this
What taunts I face from their children
When the adults behave like that
You walk along the street normally
And they barge you away with their shoulders
As they walk past you
You are in the subway
All sorts of people are there
When the ticket inspector comes
You are the first person that he checks
How am I supposed to feel then?
Like a free human being?
Like a strong woman?
Sometimes I think I have lost my way
My entire confidence in myself
