Poem by Rohingya artist Asma Nayim Ullah. The poem speaks to 'Futu' which is a name for a close loved one, typically a child.

The poem reflects on the taro leaf and the feeling of Rohingya existence, forced away from ancestral lands.

The images used to animate the poem were produced by artist Mohamed Faruk with supporting images from Rohingya student and children artists.

Animations produced by Victor Caringal
Mohamed Faruk:
"Art is how I show the world who we are — that we are alive, that we have culture, that we still dream.”

Asma Nayim Ulla
"In our culture, women carry pain quietly — but poetry lets me speak. It lets me leave a mark, even when so much has been taken. Each word becomes a thread tying me back to home. We’ve lost our land, but we haven’t lost our voice — and that’s what I want the world to hear.”