Banish

Born on a boat
Shipped off to sea
Exiled by devastation
Over populated nation

Sacrifice of mothers
Fathers too
Leaving the land of familiar
Blasted land left behind
Condemned and in cinders

Echoes of crying eyes
Silenced by raging seas
Empty tummies
No food
To feed the babies

Day turns to night
Speckles of sparkle
Lights up the night
Mapped sky
Questions in minds
Why

Dawn breaks
Ship shakes
Rescue comes
Rumbling of tummies
Mothers cradle children
Singing out hums