Refugee 4. We sank

We had been listing badly
For about a half an hour
When all of us were dumped
Into the sea
It was dark and cold
The young and old around us
Screaming sinking drowning

In the water paddling like crazy
I have a baby in my arms, and she
Is my first born my first sweet creation
And now I ask what is to become of me
Our heads are both well just above the water
The salt has made my lips feel very sore
I am hoping we make landfall
Or someone comes to find us
And I will not give up hope
Not any more

I am just a women a mother and a soul
In Syria where I was born no one is in Control
Everywhere is mayhem it isn’t safe to be
There with my dear daughter
So now we are in The sea
Floating its so peaceful
The others where are they
Some sank fast I was aghast
They all just slipped away

But I was forced to struggle
Keep my baby well
Thinking of her all alone
In a watery hell
What would she be thinking
In this great dark sphere
I just couldn’t forgive myself
So eaten up with fear

I kept on kicking kept afloat
Hoping soon another boat
Might come along and we would be
Saved thats how I want to be
The knock I got has meant that I
Have a very bruised left eye
But still my strength is holding out
And actually I am in no doubt

We shall be found we shall be free
We shall be saved we have to be