A love made stronger
through desperation and fear
not a word spoken between them
at the airport lounge.
Arrival with belongings on his back
the pale young man clasping the other
bigger, stronger, equally bereft.
Fugitives from normality
deprived of rights
haunted by separated lonely nights
and now the questions begin
why and how,
where will they go?
answers that only the helpers know.
Great writing Ray! There are so many people fleeing from brutal regimes nowadays, it's heartbreaking. Your poems always give us food for thought.
Jennife
Yes Mark, the very same . I found it affecting and unsettling. I always find the Storyville series interesting. Thanks .
Thanks for looking in Po.
Ray
Was this inspired by a very recent late evening documentary on TV?
It was riveting television, with ordinary people facing extreme risks
and taking the same to escape from a brutal unforgiving regime...
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raypool
Fri 10th Jul 2020 12:30
Thanks Stephen for looking in and liking.
Jennifer, thanks so much. I rewrote this to make it more immediate. Heartbreaking stuff as you rightly say. (re Mark's comment).
Ray