O, Europa: migration blues (Satis Shroff)
O, EUROPA: migration blues (Satis Shroff) Pic Courtesy: pixaby SWALLOWED BY THE SEA (Satis Shroff) Lost in the Mediterranean, I, a passenger, on my way to Mother Europe, Was swallowed by the sea. A ship left Al Khoms, 120 km east of Tripolis, On board 250 people seeking asylum. Why a passage across the Mediterranean? There is no safer way, Out of the outlet Libya. What remains afloat Are rubber and plastic trappings, The relict of a boat, Sans humans on the waves A hundred souls are feared drowned, 34,196 risked their lives, Trying to reach Europe by sea. Is death by drowning Not a reason for asylum? Lost in the Mediterranean I, a passenger, on my way to Mother Europe, Swallowed by the deep sea. Lost in the Mediterranean, I, a passenger, on my way to Mother Europe, Swallowed by the sea. Desperate and vulnerable, Homeless in captivity. Detention camps and human smuggler...