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Refugee Boy

( Poem about Kurdish Iranian teenager attacked in Croydon)

Refugee boy 

Just 17
Yet your eyes have seen so much
Now so far from home and loved ones
You thought you were free from danger
In your land of refuge
Life was routine again
College and a visit to the teahouse on the way home
It was familiar, cosy
You said you were lucky you were here
Just before…
A pack of ‘hyenas’ set upon you
You had invaded their ‘territory’
Drunk and vicious subhuman dregs of society
They kicked your slender frame 
Again, again and again
They cracked your skull, your spine
And left you for dead
Some ‘hyenas’ circled
Watched and jeered
You are stronger than them
They could not break your spirit
You were meant to live, Godspeed

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Susan Ashley

Date: 5/14/2019 6:26:00 PM

Wow! What power your pen wields in your heartbreaking poem, Mubarika. Evocative, emotive and intense poetry that will linger with me, your last three lines especially moved me deeply. I pray that this boy has made a full recovery.. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Mubarika Sami
Date: 5/16/2019 1:07:00 PM

Thank you so much Susan for your appreciation. I just read about the attack in a newspaper. I pray that he has made a full recovery too.

Darren White

Date: 4/7/2017 12:51:00 AM

What a sad poem this is, about a real crime. And you have written this so well, a wonderful tribute. Welcome to PoetrySoup

Mubarika Sami
Date: 4/7/2017 2:15:00 PM

Thanks,Darren, for your kind comments and welcome message!

Sunlite Wanter

Date: 4/6/2017 5:45:00 PM

First, Welcome to PS. I think you will enjoy it. Now, your poem is bittersweet and so educational. I hope it wasn't autobiographical, nevertheless, it was well expressed.

Mubarika Sami
Date: 4/6/2017 6:27:00 PM

Thanks for your welcome message and comments. No it is not autobiographical but is about a real and recent horrendous attack on a young boy in Croydon, UK