My story (also) lives here: V.K.

This is the point of re-birth.
The point of transformation.
Be aware, you are creating me.
Your thoughts, your sights, your language - all affecting me.
Whom will you create at This Point?
- V. K.

Through this philosophical, meta-textual poem, the author points out and addresses the various potential scenarios that arise when a newcomer encounters their new social environment.

This is The Point of Transformation, The Point of no return…

This Point is more of a point in time rather than a point of place. However, it is also tied to the geographical location. It is the Point of this particular Place, in this particular Time. The Time is a very specific time - it is the time when a newcomer meets with a Local person for the very first time. It is the time of the first impression.

We may all experience this Point of Transformation in one or another situation in our lives, regardless of who we are and where we come from. It doesn’t necessarily have to be immigration, but rather a BIG change in our lives. In fact, I tend to avoid labeling people as immigrants or emigrants. In this World, full of unpredictable changes and possibilities, nobody can be sure if they are going to stay and live for the rest of their lives in one or another location, and if that location will stay relatively unchanged. It doesn’t necessarily need to be a migration from one country to anothery; it may as well be a change of the town or a neighborhood, a change of the school, or just a new group of people.

A newcomer’s identity in a new place is often shaped by how the locals perceive them. The "newcomer" is, in a sense, "created" by the language and thoughts of the host society.

It is the PEOPLE, the new social circle, that is the main factor changing here. It doesn’t matter that much how far geographically you are from your initial home. What matters most is how far from your initial social and cultural “home” you’ve gone in a very short time. This sudden change makes us sensitive. On one hand, it opens the door to the new beginnings, the opportunities we may have never had in our “previous life”. On the other hand, it may make us quite sensitive and more vulnerable to new environments: as newcomers who HAVE TO adapt to the new environment (to survive and thrive), we are very reactive in our very first interactions with the local community. “Be aware, you are creating me. / Your thoughts, your sights, your language - all affecting me. / Whom will you create at This Point? ” - by these words the author is warning the Locals that this super sensitive newcomer, the transplant into the new community, is going through a huge transformation, and really, whom he or she will become depends A LOT on how this new environment will greet one.