European Union?

By the time the referendum arrives,
Our decision may be irrelevant.
There may no longer be a European Union to stay in
Even if we want to.
The union is being tested.
Syria’s war is our war.
Its people are fleeing to us.
Desperate people
Exchanging one war-torn area for another.
It’s a different kind of war, but it’s still a war.
One of harsh words and closed borders
Within Europe as well as on the edges.
Rejection from every country
Not just their own.
Refugees are not wanted here.
Europe fears letting them in will let terror in.
But terror is already here.
Frustration and anger,
Anger bred by fear.
Terrified individuals and terrified families
Looking for a future.
There isn’t one.
Babies born on the road
Have no home or nationality.
There is nowhere they belong.
No home to return to;
No home to go to.
Nowhere to shelter.