THE MARSHALLESE IN SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
No longer can I stay; it's true.
No longer can I live in peace and harmony.
No longer can I rest on my sleeping mat and pillow
Because of my island and the life I once knew there.
The thought is overwhelming
Rendering me helpless and in great despair.
My spirit leaves, drifting around and far away
Where it becomes caught in a current of immense power-
And only then do I find tranquility.
-Bikinian Anthem, Lore Kessibuki (1914-1994)
