November 25, 2015
Day 323
What would I bring?
What would I leave?
What would I miss?
Why would I need to leave?
Would the entire town of Elverson leave?
Or would it be a particular group for a particular reason?
Would I have enough stamina?
What food would I take?
I do not fully understand the refugee situation.
But these questions emerge.
They haunt.
What am I to eat when the food runs out?
How do we assist the elderly while trying to take care of our family?
How do we transport the babies and toddlers for long periods of time?
How would I wash our clothes?
How would I take care of myself, my family, my community?
When would my next shower be?
Does modesty move downward on the priority list when I have to eliminate?
Do we now just watch people die because of the immediate lack of medical attention?
I do not fully understand the refugee situation.
But these questions emerge.
They haunt.
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| http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/09/25/of-refugees-and-rebels/ |
Would I be saying goodbye to personal hygiene?
What happens when you are not feeling well?
Would I have brought enough medicinal supplies?
What about that "time of the month?"
What would I do for that when supplies run out?
I do not fully understand the refugee situation.
But these questions emerge.
They haunt.
What about my phone and computer chargers?
What about my computer and phone?
How much money would I need?
What about my children's schooling?
What if I had to leave near my child's birthday?
What would I tell my child?
What if I can not walk far?
Do I leave when I know someone in
the town is wheelchair bound?
I do not fully understand the refugee situation.
But these questions emerge.
They haunt.
What about the people dependent up electricity
for their health?
What would I do about the weather?
How could I carry shelter, food, and extra clothing?
I do not fully understand the refugee situation.
But these questions emerge.
They haunt.
Hypothetical questions
no longer.
They haunt.
My human counterparts,
they suffer.
These questions no longer
icebreakers; heartbreakers.
Around the Thanksgiving Table on thursday,
how will my heart be postured ?
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Potential Reading Material:
https://medium.com/search?q=Ghost%20boat -- A MUST READ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee
http://smgbristol.com/2013/06/18/a-refugee-week-poem-the-journey/
http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/09/25/of-refugees-and-rebels/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-rainwater/congress-is-falling-into-_b_8612108.html
tell it girl!
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