Tar Isteach
Season 3.10: Come in, Come in! You are welcome.
Tar isteach as an bhfuacht
Nó gheobhaidh tú galar do bháis as!
Come in out of the cold, before you catch your death!
They don’t want to die,
They want to survive.
They don’t want to freeze,
They want to be warm.
They don’t want to starve,
They want to be fed.
They don’t want to suffer,
They want to be free.
They don’t want to die,
They want to survive.
They don’t want our homes,
They want to be home.
They don’t want our livelihoods,
They want a new life.
They don’t want our money,
They want our sanctuary.
They don’t want to die,
They want to survive.
They don’t want to be “another one”,
They want to be someone.
They don’t want to be “displaced”,
They want to belong.
They don’t want to be “single males”,
They want to be husbands,
Brothers,
Friends.
They don’t want to be refugees,
They want to be people.
And here they are now,
Having come so far,
And here they are now,
At our doorstep.
Here, be safe.
Here, be someone.
Here, be home.
Tar isteach, tar isteach!
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This is the third season of Notes and Noises. If you liked this (or didn’t) why not take a quick look at some of the other posts in the series:
Every cast off has a stone thrown at them until set free. But no acceptance until they are drawn into the pores as a sponge to fill the melting pot with water to relieve and sustain with new vessels that will carry blood to strengthen the heart of all.
Thank you, David!