Poem 1275: Suddenly Refugees

This lady and her two month old baby, Andrii have
been forced to flee and have to start a new life as
 refugees because of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
Photo Courtesy: UNHCR

Suddenly
The sound of explosions
Pierced the still
And there was war
Suddenly
We were refugees
Struck by terror
Forced to flee
In the wake of blood,
Gore, my daughter
And me
We gathered some things
And fled we
Were suddenly
Refugees
Only yesterday
Our home was gay
Next to awake
In the still
To mayhem and shelling
Suddenly
We was on the run
Hauling Andrii
My newborn along
Knowing not
Where to go
But to just go
Suddenly
Reality hit us
Like the blinding
Corona of the sun 
On the beach,
We were refugees.

Akpan