Refugees

And we're all refugees

walking in sequence

dragging our feet

wiping the windows

hoping to please

all refugees

standing at the traffic lights

threading through the hostile cars

staring with our almond eyes

not allowed in certain bars

yes, we're all refugees

drifting through doorways

walking the streets

seeking asylum

safe from disease

we're all refugees

wearing other people's clothes

threading through cars, motorbikes

where we're going no one knows

subjects ...

yes, we're all refugees

wiping the windows

hoping to please

no one can ... us

no one believes

yes, we're all refugees

yes, we're all refugees

living in pieces

drifting like leaves

...

illness, disease

yes, we're all refugees

from madagascar to india

from ... to the outskirts of london

and from manila to eastern europe

as cardboard cities drifting ...

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from downtown boston to central glasgow

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