Asylum seeker

Friday.1st February 2019

Maybe some people going abroad

for making better life inroad

but asylum seeks are different

they have a different story to present

either they are tortured in the native land

or their presence is felt unfriendly

their life is threatened with dire consequences

or they may be imposed with sentences

under such circumstances, they have no other option

but to flee from their own nation

seek asylum and ask permission

it depends on the choice of other nation

such people are either detained in the prisoner camp

or their most of the life is spent in concentration camps

think of fate when such person excels in the literary field

and gets a most prestigious prize from the same land

there might be a security hazard

but word must be spread

that such genuine people are accommodated

and freely allowed

Courtesy: Sidiqulla khan

Hasmukh Mehta

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