A lifejacket whistle becomes a toy
Instead of a call for help
Chilling new games on the beach
Lives in limbo
While politicians and governments
Change their mind by the second
And young men whose muscles ache to work
And women who were used to wealth
And children who had a favourite stuffed bear
And a best friend who they shared lunch with
Are all equalised
A new label called “Refugee”
Stamped across their very being
Dismissed for having an expensive cellphone
And a lifejacket whistle becomes a toy
As they are rocked from shore to shore
May 25, 2016
May 25, 2016 at 8:45 PM UTC
A lifejacket whistle becomes a toy
Instead of a call for help
Chilling new games on the beach
Lives in limbo
While politicians and governments
Change their mind by the second
And young men whose muscles ache to work
And women who were used to wealth
And children who had a favourite stuffed bear
And a best friend who they shared lunch with
Are all equalised
A new label called “Refugee”
Stamped across their very being
Dismissed for having an expensive cellphone
And a lifejacket whistle becomes a toy
As they are rocked from shore to shore
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