Flotsam
Some say they’re swarms of vermin,
insects gnawing at our green complacent lawns,
spongers cadging handouts,
migrants coming here to Take Our Jobs.
Crammed within dark holds of ships,
they fight to breathe until no air remains.
The little children float upon the foam, wash up onto the beach,
their arms and legs pale swaying branches.
Writers for Calais Refugees 
Too poignant. 😦
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Awesomely sad and gets you in the heart xxx
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Strong truths in so few lines, and beauty as well. Best wishes on the fine poem and the good work.
I can’t figure out how to follow you. WordPress seems to have changed the format.
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You have to have a WordPress site and thenhttps://en.support.wordpress.com/following/. Thank you for your support, yes I love the delicate, beautiful imagery.
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Poem number 10: the Writers for Calais Refugees blog.
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Letter to a Syrian mother
If I were you, and you were me,
How different both our lives would be.
You’d lay your baby in his bed
And gently kiss his drowsy head,
You’d tidy up his books and toys
The coloured pens he so enjoys.
You’d make yourself a meal to eat
Sit down a while and rest your feet.
You’d call your friends and all the while
Think back upon your day and smile,
You’d have a home, still standing strong,
Secure and safe, the whole day long.
And what if I were in your shoes?
And knew that I would have to choose,
To live each day in constant fear
The bombs and bullets, always near.
Or else, to leave, pack up my boy,
No room for photos, keepsakes, toys…
To carry him in aching arms
And try to keep him safe from harm.
To hear his hungry, desperate cries,
To see the anguish in his eyes.
To stay or leave, a painful choice
Just one of many, with no voice.
But fellow mother, I have heard,
I’ve listened to your every word,
I want to help you all I can
To help your boy grow to a man,
And so I send a coin or two,
With love and prayers for both of you
Please consider making donations as well as signing petitions, I believe UNICEF helps in Syria, link below x
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