Lampedusa (Acrostic) Poem by Elizabeth Padillo Olesen

Long journey to paradise and good life
Arise, let us now row our boats forward
Marking our will to cross the Mediterranean
Passing by seas of storm, rain and fire
Emulating the Superman, we fantasize to fly
Driven only by the ardent desire to be free man, woman and child.
Under the blue sky, we close our eyes
Searching for our blessed new life in Europe
And yet the strong waves cast us out from our fragile boat,
and deliver us to the bosom of the sea as forgotten corpses.

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