MIGRANT BOAT
it casts off from the quay
to cross short stretch of sea
heading for foreign shore
with migrants from afar
they leave place of despair
to start new life but where
the boat is sitting low
the swell begins to grow
and then the sea spills in
passengers panicking
beneath the cold moonlight
the boat rolls left and right
all now are on the brink
as boat begins to sink
soon all are in the sea
but crew quickly swim free
life jackets they have on
but passengers have none
and never reach the shore
then gone for evermore
Copyright © Tony Hargreaves | Year Posted 2023
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