The Final Crossing ~ (Lampedusa)
When ultimately
The Mediterranean Sea
Will be muted with bodies
Of African refugees
And fortune seekers
Choosing prosperity
Over war and poverty
Then maybe
One will finally understand
The human nature
Of pursuing life
Making the final crossing
In the face of death
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- English Poetry, Poëzie Algemeen
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- African, bodies, crossing, death, final, fortune seekers, human nature, Lampedusa, Mediterranean Sea, poverty, prosperity, refugees, war
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