Barrack No.69 Comments

Class poem Asim,10+

I agree with every single word written by Susan Williams. The narrative surrounds a refugee family which used to be well off and was accustomed to a lavish life-style some time back. The travails of the family- particularly that of a young boy- have been diligently portrayed. Thanks for sharing this wonderful poem. So many innocent questions, Without realizing that they are refugee now Living in a camp, driven away from home

The last two lines of this poem are heart-rending.... it is not so much that they lost a beautiful expensive home but that they lost the pets, the books, the sense of security and safety and now the live in a barrack that is numbered 69 as a way to distinguish it from all the others, it is a barren place to live, no pets, , no books, no toys, and the father has been harmed and how can he work now.... and they can only tell their living space from others by a number. Very moving poem, well-written.

Who took our antique furniture? Thanks for sharing this poem with us.