Listen, friend We hold this truth To be self-evident That a person Who has a story Requires space – To start We set this out A simple requirement In language That in justice As it is told A person’s story Be accorded Its place.
REFLECTING ON LIFE CYCLES & LANDSCAPES
David Herd, written as a prologue for the publication Refugee Tales a source of inspiration for And Now:, referenced in the Wayfaring commission. refugeetales.org/about–refugee–tales
That’s where we begin Think of it as A basic entitlement Like walking Telling stories Occupying the landscape In the heat of the sun – Out of Canterbury To reassert The ancient covenant That the State As it is constituted Shall not detain Indefinitely. It’s where we start out That people might Simply circulate Not stigmatised For seeking asylum In this straunge stronde But listened to As they tell their tales That hearing we might shape A polity – Tender Real Comprehending welcome. Design: lostandfoundcreative.co.uk