untethered

I sneak out of my room Tiptoe on marble tile Make my way to the glass door I slide it open to take in the view The sun rising above the waves I make my king size bed Pull open the curtains of my windows To let the light in That's when I see their house How they're hanging laundry out to dry Preparing for a days' work I'm four floors up in a condo It's gated, to keep me safe To keep them out In my country I'm in poverty A teacher - working tirelessly for meager pay How do you make it? They ask me there With a job that can't afford me to live alone Here I wake in luxury I sunbathe beside the pool With my American dollars And my white skin High above the rest Paying for a sunrise Next time I travel I want to walk beside the local people Or I don't want to go at all