15 SEPTEMBER HOSPITALITY AND HUMANITY

YOU CAN’T COME IN ’COS OF COVID   

ADRIFT FOR WEEKS 

MONTHS

ROHINGYA REFUGEES ARE STILL NOT WELCOME ASHORE    

INDONESIAN CUSTOMS OFFICIALS

MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT THEY’D FOUND

THE PERFECT EXCUSE   

TO REPLENISH THE BOAT AND FLOAT IT OUT TO SEA ONCE MORE   

BUT THE FISHERFOLK WHOSE DHOW

TOWED THAT TUB TOWARDS LAND   

WOULD NOT ALLOW IT   

WADING WAY OUT   

THESE FISHERS OF MEN GRABBED THEIR PRECIOUS CARGO WITH BOTH HANDS   

CAME BACK TO THE BEACH WITH A HUMAN CATCH   

THEN FARMED OUT WOMEN AND CHILDREN TO VILLAGERS’ HOMES   

BEING HOSPITABLE 

IS FOR THEM UNQUESTIONABLE  

INCONTROVERTIBLE AS NIGHT FOLLOWS DAY

NOTABLE THAT MANY OF US ARE RARELY ABLE TO DO THE SAME   

THOUGH REALLY WE ARE

WISHING MORE OF US WOULD TRY HARDER 
TO BE MORE WELCOMING     
YOURS TRULY     
THE NEWS POET