A Bit Of Everything
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Holly Rapley, Grade 9
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Poetry
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2019
1.
Drifting in a vast blue void
Migrating from a war-stricken country
In search of a place to call home
Having the humanity stripped from us along with our clothes and possessions
Awakened by the desperate movements of 28 other zombie-like people
The haunting shadow of a cargo ship lingering overhead
Half-living statures given a second chance by 63 men on a large tin can
Safety in a brand-new land
2.
We struggled
We struggled to escape
We battled
We battled for our lives
We worked
We worked for our freedom
We fought
We fought for our rights
We survived
And we would do it all again