girl without a country  “girl without a country”, was written during a period of time when my life was completely shattered as the pain, misery and hopelessness of my surroundings in the cabrini green housing complex in chicago, left the residents and i feeling completely isolated from the rest of the world. after desperately pleading with the police and the news media to help us in our plight; quietly meeting amongst ourselves and trying to keep the fear that had taken control from showing on our faces; i was inspired to write this collection of poetry. over a period of years, i added to the collection.