Just Another Refugee

• Abaalfadhl Al-khafaji, Grade 8
• Poetry
• 2018

All my life I've been a mystery
Running from terrorists that's my history
Living homeless feeling fear and misery
Can't you see division is worse than equality?

Homeless orphans in poverty
Let's fix that with shared prosperity
Because together we're a great nation
Ending devastation with the power of imagination

I'm living the life of a refugee
Discrimination is all around me
Racism destroyed my family
At least let me die happily

I fight for those in poverty
I speak up for those with a disability
We're not ranked as low class zeroes
We're a nation of proud heroes