When we Felt Sorry for Them

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By Ed Crane

Sat, 04 May 2024
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Tanka written in 2006 about the dead and dying hopefuls from Africa arriving on the 'European' tourist beaches on the Canary Islands being helped by holiday makers. Back then they were send to mainland Spain for processing -- most were allowed to stay. Since then we've lost our hearts.

Sahara beaches
Blue sky empty Atlantic
Tenerife beaches
White fleshed nymphs tend the dying
Surviving dreamers sent home

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Submitted by Turlough on

I too am a migrant

They soon let me in

See I have my visa

In the form of white skin

Turlough

Submitted by Ed Crane on

 

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Really good response to the IP, thankyou

 

Submitted by Ed Crane on

The Spanish took a much more laid back response, but by the time I left the Canaries in 2011 they were building a detention centre on Lanzarote. I don't know what they did on the other islands.

Whatever is done sending them to Rwanda is not the answer IMHO. That's the coward's way out. (again IMHO)