She stood on the beach
face wet with tears
staring into the sun
southward for years
The raft was crowded
she was just eighteen
pregnant and hungry
sick of what she had seen
Her country was broken
old ways they scorn
Her family divided
from the day she was born
He held her close
promising love
he left with her news
she sought help from above
Her baby girl was gone
to a new life and home
Off to college, a dream
Once her very own.
As the sun settled down
she waded in deep
and started to swim
back to home and to sleep...
