Midnight voyage through the darkness
Just 4 miles to the shore
Lord, protect my wife and daughter
Give us wings and let us soar
Washed up on rocky beaches
Flimsy life-jackets of foam
Each one, a grim reminder
Of the horrors faced back home
A refugee in Lesbos
Am I lost or am I found?
Hungry, tired, desperate
My words don’t make a sound
Warm welcome from Melinda
Starfish Foundation lends a hand
A plate full of cheese sandwiches
(Since meat is strictly banned)
What is this hero’s journey
Reality meets IsraAID
Finding hope in depths of darkness
A light is sparked, a path is blazed
Shelter, food and housing
Scrap and fight for basic needs
Help me live to fight another day
Give me something to believe
Camp Moria, barbed wire fences
Watch my dignity disappear
English classes, ethnic clashes
How the hell’d I end up here?
Jammed inside this small tent city
Syrian, Iraqi, Congolese
Human beings or zoo-kept animals
Someone save me, help me, please!
Flashbacks to my life back home
Was it real or just a dream?
I thought I was a free man
Now I’m a ghost in the machine
They said they’d kill my family
I feel such guilt and shame
No choice, no time to stop and think
Yet I still feel I’m to blame
All these aid workers, volunteers
They say be patient, it takes time
My only hope, to gain asylum
But their words don’t ease my mind
Thoughts of my wife and family
To be with them just one more day
Is that too much to ask?
Just tell me what to say
Community Center of Sindos
An outstretched arm to guide the way
Planting gardens, art and dance
We find hope for a better day
Like our ancestors before us
Had the strength to grin and bear it
Built castles from a grain of sand
The world changes when we share it
Inspired by a 6-day study tour of the refugee crisis in Greece and Germany with REALITY Israel and IsraAID. For more information on how you can help, click here.