Journey

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Journey

Knowing about the circumstances
Getting only very few chances
The depth of the ocean
The waves of the water
The panic environment
Finding the guys silent
Looking at the cruel seen of the sea
Started remembering the corps
No option, no chance
Choosing the death hug
Few chances to arrive
Rare chance to survive

 

Habib* (not his real name) was born and raised in Peshawar in Pakistan. He was forced to seek asylum and was one of the first round of men transferred to Nauru in 2012 where some of his poems were written. He lost some of these during the fire but has managed to remember and rewrite some of them. Currently he is on the mainland of Australia with a Bridging Visa E with no rights to work he instead volunteers his time in a variety of groups preferring to keep busy and active in the community.