Excerpt from "Home" by Warsan Shire

"no one leaves home unless
home is the mouth of a shark
you only run for the border
when you see the whole city running as well...

you only leave home
when home won’t let you stay...

you have to understand,
that no one puts their children in a boat
unless the water is safer than the land...

no one chooses refugee camps
or strip searches where your
body is left aching
or prison,
because prison is safer
than a city of fire...

no one leaves home until home is a sweaty voice in your ear
saying-
leave,
run away from me now
i dont know what i’ve become
but i know that anywhere
is safer than here."

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These are lines from Warsan Shire's heart-wrenching poem: HOME. It's not the poem in its entirety. It is speaking loudly. We need to do more. 💜💜💜