Refuges looking everywhere
for shelter, peace
and a morsel to eatÂ
are driven away from all shores.
The sea-water has swept away
many hopes for life.
As ruthless currents overturn their boat
their bodies swarm the seashore
where vultures and death-eaters sit expectant.
They are thankful
to the inventors of war.
Today humanity has been crowned
while many dreams have been drowned.
Binte,
This heartbreaking sight tears at my soul. I cannot grasp why this should happen save for the ambitions of dictators and man's callous disregard for human life. Ghandi, whilst a lawyer in South Africa exhorted black and coloured people to burn their passes which entitled them to move freely about the country. As he was being arrested by the Police he said, "I think you'll find there is enough room for us all". This was in response to a racist remark telling him and fellow Indians to leave the country. The fact of the matter is that there is enough room for us all.
A poem of classic proportions yet so tragic.
Thank you for this
Keith
Do.RoThy
Sun 29th Dec 2019 06:28
I agree with you bint-e-Afroz!! ?
Hopefulness is a mark of a believer and prayers are the weapons!!
Thanks for commenting favourably. Yes, it's a bitter reality that humanity is rare in humans now-a-days. But let's not lose hope for a better tomorrow, a peaceful tomorrow ?.
Good to see you back on my screen Binte. This is a powerful write. True and sad. The lines
'where vultures and death-eaters sit expectant.
They are thankful
to the inventors of war'
are well crafted. To me......
Do.RoThy
Sat 28th Dec 2019 17:08
Heartbreaking truth!! Humanity at it's lowest. Such a huge world, but no place for humans.
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Your Royal Poetess
Fri 21st May 2021 14:43
The treatment of refugees and asylum seekers sicken me, they are used as scapegoats for political genders. This image haunts me as I know many others has ended up like this trying to escape to a better reality but met with xenophobia and hate. ?