Stranded In Germany Poem by Alexandra Motschmann

Mom and Dad said escape
find another landscape

You are young and strong
sing the freedom song

We fled from Syria
And arrived in Bavaria

First we stayed in shanties
and had no guaranties

But the folks wanted to support
and opened up a new port

Beside a home and provisions
The first we got was education

Soon we felt glad and secure
within this Bavarian culture

With their altruism and assistance
we gained self-reliance

In our homeland it is still drear,
may peace soon appear

And we can give back this openness
the people here express