Imagine:
A Poem

Imagine leaving your home

and not knowing if you'll ever be able to go back.

Imagine no possessions, everything you lack.

Imagine love on the inside and fear on the outside.

Imagine having no-one to turn to and nowhere to hide.

Imagine feeling lonely when you most need support.

Imagine choosing medicine over food you could have bought.

Imagine not being part of decisions when your healthcare is being shaped.

Imagine being haunted by memories of the danger you escaped.

 

Imagine being in a different country, with a new culture and language - how stressful it is, on top of being pregnant and fighting for your and your baby's life.

 

Imagine living in fear of every knock on the door.

Imagine the sound of the letterbox, brown envelope on the floor.

Imagine giving everything you have for your baby and being unable to give more.

Imagine being scared and unfamiliar with the law.

Imagine having no money for food and supplies.

Imagine trusting people, only to find out it was all lies.

Imagine trying to speak but not knowing what to say.

Imagine going to sleep worrying about how to survive the next day.

Imagine finding a small sense of stability and being told to move away

………….again!

Imagine not knowing where your baby is going to sleep.

Imagine having no money to pay for your keep.

Imagine struggling to communicate with professionals.

Imagine whispering 'asylum seeker', as if you were in a confessional.

 

Imagine walking in my shoes.