changing climate folds the weather along unfamiliar lines
populations move across the world through
state borders, fold lines that change and close in a day
there is death in the struggle to rebalance power and resources
… and life
I can’t keep my eyes closed anymore
no-one is illegal
help the people stop the war
and the planet to right itself
I can’t keep my eyes closed anymore
Sandra Renew
Canberra Poet-A-Thon for Refugees 