I am the crosser of borders
I am the sailor of seas
I am the cargo of smugglers
I am the hunted who flees
I travelled from cradles of violence
I travelled on paths full of grace
I travelled from terrors of nightmares
I travelled to dreams of this place
I echo your pattern of history
I foretell your future to come
I sleep in the cold of your shadow
I crave for the warmth of your sun
I do not come to make trouble
I do not come here to steal
I bring you the gift of my culture
I need but a moment to heal
I am the wilful survivor
I am the ghost of your fears
I am the triumph of spirit
I am the stain of your tears
I journeyed from harbours of safety
I journeyed on oceans unknown
I journeyed from homesteads of loving
I journeyed to new skies unflown
I wish for the same things you wish for
I share the same sadness and griefs
I strive for the life that you strive for
I don’t wish to change your beliefs
I do not come empty handed
I do not come here to take
I bring you the wealth of my talents
I need but a chance to remake
I am the story of ages
I am the angel of new
I am the bringer of changes
I am the migrant – like you
Wayne Visser © 2017
Book
Life in Transit: Favourite Travel & Tribute Poems
This creative collection, now in its 2nd edition, brings together travel and tribute poems by Wayne Visser. The anthology pays tribute to the likes of Nelson Mandela, Maya Angelou, Barack Obama, Antoni Gaudí & Leonardo da Vinci, and reflects on travels ranging from China and South Africa to Ecuador and Russia. Life is lived in the in-between / In transit / Between coming and going / Between staying and moving on / Between here and there / And what we call home / What we call settled or contented / Is merely a resting place / A station for refuelling / A nexus for reconnecting / A junction for changing direction. Buy the paper book / Buy the e-book.
