Boy

Boy





see the boy
see the boy growing
see the boy growing in Otara South Auckland
in the 21st Century
See him going to school
Fresh from Tonga
No English-just a FOB

2006 St Mary Avondale, West Auckland
2007 Fruitvale, West Auckland
2007 Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate
Home at last in Otara
In a multicultural school
Going to school with other Samoans, Tongans, Niueans, Maoris and Fijians


See the boy
See him playing rugby
See the boy singing
See the boy


See the boy coming to New Zealand
The land of milk and honey
Never seeing a fresh and clean land
See the boy coming to get a better education

See the boy playing sport being the odd one out
See the boy saying to himself
“Never ever give up!”

By Sione

See the Fafa

See the Fafa


see the fafa
see the boy become more girlie
see the boy wear a dress
see the boy sneaking his mother’s lipstick
see the boy wearing girlie shoes
see the palagi say, “it’s dress up!”
see the fobs say, “he’s a fafa!”


see the boy going to school,
wanting to wear a
skirt
see the boy being told by the teacher you are not a girl
you’re a boy

see the boy bringing a Barbie for show and tell
see the boy never fitting in
always the odd one out with lipstick and the girls
see the boy getting teased because of his girliness.


By Muipu