Mariam's Story
Published on Jan 18, 2016
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IT WAS THE DAY OF MY BIRTHDAY
I WAS SO HAPPY...UNTIL THEY CAME
THE 4 SOLDIERS TOOK AWAY MY FATHER
THERE WAS NOTHING ANYONE COULD DO
THEN CAME THE BOMBING
OUR HOUSE WAS SUDDENLY WITHOUT A ROOF
BODIES LAY LIFELESS IN THE STREETS
MEN AND BOYS LEFT TO GO FIGHT-IT WAS HORRIBLE
THEN WE WALKED WITH THE OTHERS FROM OUR VILLAGE
WE WALKED...AND WALKED...AND WALKED TRYING TO REACH SAFETY
MAMA GOT REALLY SICK
THE BABY WE NEVER KNEW ABOUT DIED-SO MY BROTHER BURIED IT
WE REACHED MOGADISHU
WHERE WE TOOK A BOAT THAT WAS TO TAKE US TO KENYA
TOO MANY PEOPLE WERE ON THE BOAT
FOOD & WATER RAN OUT AND STORMS THREATENED TO SINK US
THE SOLDIERS IN KENYA WERE NICE
THEY GAVE US A RIDE TO THE REFUGEE CAMP
WE STAYED THERE FOR NEARLY 6 YEARS
LIFE WAS HARD BUT WE WERE SAFE
THEN THE LETTER CAME-FATHER HAD DIED
UNCLE WANTED US TO COME LIVE IN LONDON WITH HIM
MAMA AGREED BUT HASSAN-MY BROTHER-DID NOT
HE LEFT TO GO BACK HOME AND WE NEVER HEARD FROM HIM AGAIN
