2019 is a year of Tolerance in the UAE.
It is a wonderful initiative started by our government in order to bring us closer together, in the end, we are more than 200 nationalities living in this country.
Today I happened to pass by the Tolerance bridge, a beautiful construction that holds Dubai together because a few years back a new canal appeared within the city… so I sat under the bridge waiting for the sunset, and wrote a few lines thinking about tolerance, UAE, and all of us.
Tolerance bridge, what are you tolerating?
Fisherman sneakily stands by your side,
Cranes move around new construction creating,
Labourer sleeps in the shade you provide.
Me, I’m just waiting for sunset to happen,
So that I have a new picture to post.
Why does canal feel like a gap in the planning?
Dubai, are you winning with it or at loss?
Tolerance bridge, please be kind and don’t judge us
For racism, profiling, for snobbing and lust.
Hug all the residents that live in Dubai,
And make us all equal – be fair and be just.
Much love,
Anna
Playing with the Light 