{"id":1424,"date":"2025-10-13T02:14:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T02:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diegoquemadadiez.com\/?page_id=1424"},"modified":"2025-10-13T02:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T02:22:08","slug":"pilot-the-poem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/diegoquemadadiez.com\/es\/pilot-the-poem\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilot – The Poem"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I Want To Be A Pilot<\/b><\/h1>

by Diego Quemada-Diez<\/b><\/h2>

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I want to be a pilot<\/strong><\/h4>

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My name is Omondi<\/strong><\/h4>

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It means that when I was born<\/strong><\/h4>

I woke up my mother<\/strong><\/h4>

early in the morning<\/strong><\/h4>

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I am twelve years old<\/strong><\/h4>

I live in Kibera<\/strong><\/h4>

the biggest slum in East Africa<\/strong><\/h4>

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My last meal<\/strong><\/h4>

was on Sunday<\/strong><\/h4>

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today is Wednesday<\/strong><\/h4>

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I want to be a pilot<\/strong><\/h4>

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to fly very high, far away from the ghetto<\/strong><\/h4>

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to a place<\/strong><\/h4>

where kids have parents<\/strong><\/h4>

that do not die of HIV<\/strong><\/h4>

everyday<\/strong><\/h4>

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to a place far away<\/strong><\/h4>

where guardians of orphan kids<\/strong><\/h4>

cannot abuse us<\/strong><\/h4>

everyday<\/strong><\/h4>

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to a place far away<\/strong><\/h4>

where I am treated<\/strong><\/h4>

as well as white people are<\/strong><\/h4>

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I want to be a pilot<\/strong><\/h4>

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to wear a uniformand fly very high<\/strong><\/h4>

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to a place far away<\/strong><\/h4>

where I don\u2019t need<\/strong><\/h4>

charity from distant lands<\/strong><\/h4>

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to a place far away<\/strong><\/h4>

where white men<\/strong><\/h4>

cannot test medicines on us<\/strong><\/h4>

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to a place far away<\/strong><\/h4>

where the leaders we elected<\/strong><\/h4>

stop filling their pockets<\/strong><\/h4>

and start caring for us<\/strong><\/h4>

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to a place far away<\/strong><\/h4>

where there are school books<\/strong><\/h4>

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so one day<\/span><\/h4>

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I can fly<\/strong><\/h4>

far away<\/strong><\/h4>

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I want to be a pilot<\/strong><\/h4>

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It must feel so good<\/strong><\/h4>

to go places<\/strong><\/h4>

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where I can walk barefoot<\/strong><\/h4>

on the green grass<\/strong><\/h4>

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where water is clean<\/strong><\/h4>

with rivers and springs<\/strong><\/h4>

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where I can feel the sun<\/strong><\/h4>

shining on me<\/strong><\/h4>

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I want to be a pilot<\/strong><\/h4>

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so I can fly veryvery high<\/strong><\/h4>

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to take off<\/strong><\/h4>

and land<\/strong><\/h4>

where my dreams are<\/strong><\/h4>

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to a place far away<\/strong><\/h4>

where God just loves me<\/strong><\/h4>

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and churches are just<\/strong><\/h4>

the mountains<\/strong><\/h4>

the trees<\/strong><\/h4>

the rivers<\/strong><\/h4>

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Yes<\/strong><\/h4>

My dream is to fly far away<\/strong><\/h4>

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to a place<\/strong><\/h4>

where my suffering can end<\/strong><\/h4>

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I want to be a pilot<\/strong><\/h4>

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to wear a uniform<\/strong><\/h4>

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to go places<\/strong><\/h4>

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where others are not afraid<\/strong><\/h4>

to play with me<\/strong><\/h4>

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because I am HIV positive<\/strong><\/h4>

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where I can lead a simple life<\/strong><\/h4>

where there is a future<\/strong><\/h4>

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I want to be a pilot<\/strong><\/h4>

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so I can fly<\/strong><\/h4>

to a place far away<\/strong><\/h4>

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where my mum and dad are<\/strong><\/h4>

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so they can hug me<\/strong><\/h4>

so they can kiss me<\/strong><\/h4>

so they can love me<\/strong><\/h4>

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so I can hug them<\/strong><\/h4>

so I can kiss them<\/strong><\/h4>

so I can love them<\/strong><\/h4>

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Thank you<\/strong><\/h4>

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