She told me

I belong

That I am one of them

I am from Slutsk

By birth

That is my hometown

She told me

I knew where

My roots were

Which city is my own

Though I haven't lived there

In nearly 29 years

She told me

I knew who I was

That you don't need land

To own to feel

A connection to a place

I belong

She told me

I belong

And indeed I do