For today’s prompt, write an exile poem. Exile is a noun, a verb, and an American rock band from Richmond, Kentucky. A person, animal, or object can be exiled. But people and animals also exile others — or even exile themselves. — Robert Lee Brewer, Writer’s Digest
Exile
I am exiled from communities I once belonged to
My loss erased all commonalities
I have different needs
My senses report anomalous data
I don’t see what others see
I can’t feel what they feel
I stand alone as tides ebb and flow around me
Nowhere feels like home
I speak a strange language now
I have abandoned my old customs
What was familiar is foreign
I seek asylum.