And women too, all of whom died
A van with foreign number plates
A youthful driver, scared, who states
That help is now to no avail;
What prompted these poor souls to sail
In cramped conditions, in the dark
Where survival chances were so stark?
These perilous crossings now increase:
Vans, ferries, customs checks, police
Huge costs in lives, high danger risks
Is modern life reduced to this?
War zones, cruel tyrants, loss of hope
Desperation clings to last-chance rope
Such an exodus in peace time shocks;
More abject horror at our docks ...
(c) Poet in the woods 2019
SKY NEWS Headline: "39 Essex Lorry Deaths" 25.10.2019 The victims were Vietnamese.
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