The Refugee Eye

hostile, lonely

wondering if i am going to see my family again

are they going to survive

i'm unsure if they are alive

i only vision them in my dreams

bruised legs, swollen eyes, cut knees

vomiting through distress, aching affection

flashbacks of home torments my every vision

i see no hope and no direction

crying an ocean of tears

as dense and opaque

as the water that swallowed my brothers

how can you seek asylum

with a mission so vague

- the hidden pandemic part. 2

Fleischhack, J. (2018) 'Papyrus Project Voluntary Work'