Refugee

You know those of us who leave our homes in the morning and expect to find them there when we go back - it's hard for us to understand what the experience of a refugee might be like. Naomi Shihab Nye

We’re all refugees,

on our way to come home

at a certain moment,

some day

in this or another life,

 

our soul rooted out,

wrestled from and in a fight

to keep alive,

 

to leave the home of your heart

and to be lonely without a land,

to know that maybe

you’ll never go back again,

 

dependent on charity

of the decadence of the abundance

and seeing that some

don’t want to break the bread

putting their wines in the deepest cellar

 

death has been scraped from the waves

as a toxic foam on the lips of the child

that never will return

on this world,

 

the barricades of the barbed wire

will never stop the hunger,

the blood of this crown of thorns

will again have to be carried

before they will believe again.

 

© Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

19/09/2015

Reviews

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What a beautiful twofold journey you've penned here, Rudi...an apt piece that speaks to the trials and tribulations of those caught in today's refugee crisis and that of the individual refugee that lives inside each and every one of us... great work, my friend

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you so much, FT, for passing by and reading my poem. Glad you liked it. Have a good day. :) Rudi

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you are welcome, my friend

[Tks]

I really like your rather archaic usage of words, Rudi..it is a dying art in today's world..reminiscent of J.R. Tolkien..good job, Rudi :)

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you for your nice remarks. To be mentioned in one sentence with J.R. Tolkien (one of my favorites) is a real big compliment. Have a good day, Tks. :) Rudi

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree my friend. Especially in the USA. 99% of people came from another place. USA did treat the immigrants badly. A powerful and needed poem to be read. Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, John, glad you liked it. :) Rudi

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome Rudi.

[KWP]

a beautiful write and yes we can all feel the plight of refugees in whatever way shape or form they come ... our job ... simple and yet it seems so hard ... to drop the fear and open our hearts ...

great write Rudi X

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, KWP, for reading and reviewing. Have a good day, my friend. :) Rudi

[KWP]

you too Rudi XX

[R Smith]

great tribute to the refugees and their plight :)

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Richard. Glad you liked it. :) Rudi

[Dhrit Khona]

This is burning issue right now, I can't imagine how it feels to leave the roots, the grasslands where you belong. Excellent thoughtful poem

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Dhrit Khona. Glad you liked it too. Have a good day. :) Rudi

[Willard Wells]

Thank you for sharing the most important issue facing our world at this time in my opinion. Well done.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Willard. It's indeed one of the saddest things happening in the world for the moment. :) Rudi

[jacob erin-cilberto]

really influential write, Rudi...

the truth of it is both literal in what is going on with the refugees these days and is so sad, but there are also those refugees of the heart, escaping from one relationship and trying to find solace and freedom in another.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

I knew you would find the double bottom in my writing. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing, it's always refreshing to read you remarks. :) Rudi