Walking for days
Days in cold, sleet and rain—away
Away from ways
Ways of life that’s changing
Changing all around
Around me faster
Faster than my mind can conceive
Conceive that war
War is raging
Raging in my homeland
Homeland no longer home
Home no longer land
Land I love, I defend
Defend to the very end
End of the road I arrive
Arrive in a new place, not home, I stand
Stand, I will not fall
Today marks 100 days since the invasion of Ukraine which has now displaced 8 million people within their country while 6 million refugee movements have been registered. The world’s focus is primarily on Ukraine, understandably. This piece is drawing attention to the fact that there are over 100 million refugees the world all over—a number reached for the first time on record. This is a record that never should have been set. “Let there be peace on earth.”
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sad times and holding hands and hearts Dee💖
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We need a huge dumping of positivity to counter the deluge of sadness. Thanks for bringing some upbeat-ness to this space Cindy. Appreciate it. 💗🙏🏽💗
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we sure did and I’m glad we’re in it together. You’re most welcome Dee! 💖
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It’s one of the things I like about this space—finding camaraderie with like-minded and creatives. Thanks for engaging 🙏🏽💗🙏🏽
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Heartbreaking poem
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…for a heartbreaking situation!!!! 100 million refugees —not acceptable!
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Very sad.
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Breaking my heart 🖤 I expressed it in a piece coming out tomorrow. Had to release it and Poetry always helps.
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Yes, writing about it helps.
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Most definitely!!
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👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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I love that you end the piece on such a positive note. It reminds me of scripture in Eph 6:13, “…having done all you stand”.
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In all the negativity around us, gotta find the ups where we can!
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Beautiful poem. These are difficult times. I pray for peace and equality. 🙏🏽☮️ 🙏🏽
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Yes indeedy Fiona, this prayer is greatly needed. Thanks for stopping by.
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Powerful poem.
I saw a black skinned student complaining about racism. He never heard that at sea and in war, women, children and the elderly escape first.
He expected a black mother with her children be taken from those waiting in line.
But she was allowed to walk through.
Now he understands…..
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Experience is a good teacher Syl. Some things are so unbelievable, only when we see/experience then we can believe it. My hope for our world is peace and that we are each a kind human. 🙏🏽😊🙏🏽
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100% in agreement.
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Thanks for stopping by here especially on this post 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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You are most welcome, Dee.
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🙏🏽😊👍🏽
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The children of Israel left Egypt to go to the promised land. These people are leaving their country to enter into the unknown, not a place where milk and honey flows. I can imagine how frightening this must be. It is the not knowing that affects you.
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It is the not knowing for sure. So very traumatic especially, for kids!!!!!
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Absolutely! There is no room for discrimination or racism. Thank you for your powerful message.
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Thanks for engaging Sherry. Your feedback helps to add another perspective. Cheers
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Starting of the next line with the same word as the end of the preceding line is very powerful. I feel spun around, disoriented, the world pulled apart. Well done.
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Thanks much. Appreciate your feedback. It’s a down-side up world right now. We’re all looking for inner equilibrium 🙏🏽😊🙏🏽
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That rhythm lends itself to the exhaustion and the rethinking; I wish that places could get safer rather than worse and that families could avoid having their history ripped from the walls and stuffed into bags. I don’t understand how anyone can see a line of people at any border and think that this is something that they wanted or would have chosen without dire necessity.
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I feel your sentiments Wyndolynne. The world has enough of the resources needed to make this wish possible. Thanks for stopping by and engaging. Dee
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Amen 🙏🏾. Our world is a cruel place and the enemy relishes in chaos and disunity. Thanks for writing about this.
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Thanks for stopping by Anneta! It’s a cruel place. We need to shine our light in the cruel dark places. Stay positive.
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Amen 🙏🏾
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You echo my own similar thoughts, Dee. Why not express outrage at all the injustices that plague the world? I would love to see a wave of love and peace to sweep the world. ❤
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Exactly Eliza!!!! This current crisis reminds us to focus on the rights of ALL people. I share your vision for the world
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I cannot imagine being cruelly uprooted and rescued to a foreign place and abrupt new beginning. I pray for all refugees.
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Indeed Beverly. Many of us emigrated and that’s hard enough. Having it forced on you abruptly and brutally is inhumane. We pray for all refugees.
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Your words, your message resonate ~~~ deeply.
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Thanks for stopping by Helen. This is a heartbreaking time. Stay well and safe.
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Sighhhh!! I think OFTEN of the SHEER displacement, and fear that MUST grip them, as they go forward into the unknown, and ALSO know not what they will be returning to, and when, if ever, they will get to return.
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So so true. There’s no way to spin this that makes the inhumanity of human against human understandable. What I try to hone in on is the bravery. The determination. The sheer drive to survive.
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I have also read of this discrimination against people of color. I don’t get their logic at all.
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What can I say DocMom, “hurt people, hurt people” 😕
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Your poem is moving and what is happening now is moving the hearts of many all over the world. Your comment to another is so true, hurt people hurt people. My heart goes out to you and yours. Thank you for sharing at the Muse Dee.
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“Man to man is so unjust, we don’t know who to trust.” Injustice should never be tolerated. What is happening in Ukraine is heart breaking. What would happen to little island country if a superpower decides to claim it?
In a sense we are all refugees, uprooted and made homeless by sin. Thank God that Jesus came to our aid and all who trust Him will be citizens of a better country.
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Yes, that is a fact.
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Sad fact but yes it’s a fact!!!
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🥲
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