Poem: Another body washed ashore

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I wrote this poem after I was scandalized by the number of illegal immigrants who needlessly drown every year trying to make the crossing of the Straits of Gibraltar into Spain, in search of a better future in Europe.

Another Body washed ashore.

Thousands die in a dark abyss
an ocean never satisfied
Driven by fear and hopes of bliss
no guidance from the qualified

They dream of a better tomorrow
they escape a ghoulish hell
An extra day they cannot borrow
another story they will not tell

A watery grave receives them
hordes of poor with hope deferred
When will we rise up and condemn
life discounted so absurd

How many more must die
how many more must perish
When will the rich ones try
their lives to save and cherish?

Enough tears of the orphan
enough of the widow’s mourn
I see their bodies often
floating lifeless ripped and torn

Thousands die in a dark abyss
no chance to have a dream
Something here is so amiss
for I no longer hear their scream.

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