Litmus Year: 2023
‘Over the Border’ by Lauren Simcock-Sims, Age 13
Over the border, The invisible line, Hour by hour, I do not feel fine. Whole lives packed in small bags, On weary aching backs, No clue where we’re going, Just hope we’re coming back. Over the border, We carry our dreams, Away from our homes, Away from regimes. The journey is gruelling, Our souls losing …
‘Refugee Poem’ by Harison Bennett, Age 14, Year 9, Soham Village College
Angry waves crash over my head like thunder and lightning, I lay in a boat cold, wet and with limited lighting, Soft cries of kids echoing along the hull, Only have limited space as this boat is jam packed full, The salty air and winter breeze leave me to shiver, Lost at sea …
‘Over The Border’ by Chloe
Through thick and thin Wrong and right We all struggle Some roaming the night We need to try and understand The true issues we have at hand The way we are taught to treat The consequences; now some don’t eat We fight and fight but to what cause Nothing is worth the pain …
‘Over the Border’ by Ruby Hanley, Age 14, Year 9, Soham Village College
Over the border, you can hear distant cries The people flee. Tears in their eyes The bombs have dropped, homes destroyed The fear is real, no hope to avoid Over the border, where the new journey begins The road is long, too long to go with your twin The dangers lurk, the risks are …
‘The Fence’ by Harry
I was there. There is no food. There is no water. There is no family. Nothing. There is nothing left to live for; it is now or never. It’s all or nothing. There is only one chance. There is only one chance. A ten-foot fence towered over me, and standing alone, I realised there was …