Seeking Refuge | Poem by Yohan, 12, UK

SEEKING REFUGE

When I’m running away and scared,

All I am seeing is destruction.

When there is no way out,

I realise that this is a nightmare becoming reality.

Then I see a light of hope.

A light I wish I had seen before,

Earlier than the devastation

The sight gave me some faith.

The feeling I never had before

I wish I could take refuge.

Refuge is in your shadows.

Welcome me with open arms,

And wrap me in your warmth.

Now that nightmare has turned into a dream,

I finally started to smile, filling the air with peace.

The joy has returned.

 I stroll through the park.

Laughing and playing with my family at last.