A journey up Coombe hill road
From the crosswords of Africa and the middle East.
My country was giant which was separated, preyed on, and besieged
The youth had dreams but the boogyman had those descised
You can be an angel, who fell from the sky and end up being an selfish hypocritical beast
Often good men had good hearts, but they fell victim to power and greed
So Often had lush oasis's turned to deserts because some viewed national riches as personal feasts.
No matter how much they steal from my people their appetite was never appeased
The Nile said my waters flow past many mothers tears,
Why has she become widowed and when would her son be reaeased?
One day I am a recent graduate the other day I am a refugee in a foreign country
In a journey starting I after I left my home
It might have not been much but in my heart it was a throne
It's funny Because after I say I'm a refugee I notice an immediate change in their tone
Cuz they either secretly despise me or feel sorry for and I feel awkward to be around
I arrive and reliaze I'm different because of a social status no matter how good I look or how elequent I sound
Had to build life all over again from a dusty humiliating ground
Father saying son, I used to be an ambassador back home but I wish you know that we had no other choice
Father don't worry your son says the word refugee with proudness on his voice
We climbed tripple the mountains to gain half the respect
Had to see those like me who live as second class citizens in houses unfit for even for your outside pet.
Told to go back home, and shamed about how I posed a different kind of threat
Had my eyes locked only on progress no matter the sweat on my forehead or the tears I shed
No matter the ghetto or the 5 pounds an hour
From grangetown I was Gona light up like a meteor shower
It's a journey destined on many like me and what scars, also often empowers
A journey up CoomBe hill road but who said success is synonymous with that fake Ivory tower?
My people percivered by chewing the sweet out of the sour
May God bless the concrete which produced a flower
He deserves a standing ovation and she deserves a medal of valour
Those kept in the dark must understand and see
How it could be
Living life as a 1st generation refugee
From a so called third world country..
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Poem about my journey of being a refugee in the U.K
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Submitted by moehass22 on February 22, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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