Refugee, a dictionary definition, that we may understand more,

"Someone forced to leave their country to escape, persecution, natural disaster or war,"

But that's, "Them," right? I mean, it could never happen to us,

Our system, civiisation, politicians, they would never, "Throw us under the bus?"

Surely we're just too organised for that to ever come to pass?

But as John Buchan said, "The barrier between civilisation and barbarism is a sheet of glass,"

Let's quantify. Exactly how much disaster, war or persecution,

Would it take to make us think that migrating was the solution?

What exactly would it take before the rest of the world were forced to watch us flee?

And mutter in hushed voices, "There but for the grace of god go we."