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Silent Voices is a collection of poems written by asylum seekers living in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. The anthology is the result of poems written during workshops held by Gene Barry in his capacity as an art therapist and poet.
One Battle Won
Armed with pens we came
Brandishing dredged memories,
Lumps dancing in our hearts,
Our inners ducking and weaving.
In this nebulous darkness
We saw the Dalai Lama lead
Ann Frank’s hiding frame;
Held our tears.
We took a seat with Sigmund,
Smoked a pipe with Sitting Bull
And threw words and sentences,
Fired notions of understanding.
Spoke of hardship and pain
And wrote of love and hope.
Kamar Yusuf
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