refugee (Remove filter)
Just Some body (a child refugee)
I heard the shots, I did
And my siblings being dragged screaming
Out the door
My father ran, carrying me like a football
Up into the hills and miles away
Terror in his eyes “Which way now?”
Into the truck, freezing at night
Dumped on the shore
There was no need to ask
“Are they coming too?”
As I knew…
They were no more
The boat with a hu...
Tuesday 17th October 2023 3:30 pm
Wanderer
Wanderer
Homes deserted
Destroyed by power and prejudice
The blood encrusted brick and concrete dust,
The remains of living, of hope
A memory now
Replaced by pain and hunger
While legs worn and weary,
On shoes broken by endless footsteps
Camp in a pulverized arena
Undefeated,
The donated blanket,
The small gifts of living, a hope
A future, I wander, I wander
...Monday 11th January 2016 7:00 pm
Coffin Ships of the Modern Age
Fading from the News... Issues still relevent... Posted 7 Seconds Ago
Posted on April 22, 2015 by Tomás Ó Cárthaigh
Fading from the news, the issues of refugees, either economic or political dying in the Mediterranean are still relvent and must be kept alive until the issue is sorted.
Its just news, another raft or ship
Upended, ...
Tuesday 28th April 2015 11:33 pm
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