In flight
destination unbeknown
hopefulness that an
unforeseeable
final journey
is met with
indescribable joy
held in his
wife’s arms
the sanctuary
his sought
children gaze
in disbelief
years containing
unresolved grief
a distant memory
of the father
they have never known
echoes of
lost past
children
unrecognisable
unfamiliarity
strangers meeting
at the entrance
gate to liberation
touch down
onto solid ground
breathing in the
taste of freedom
deliciously damp
cool air
so familiar
fourteen years
their father’s
absence
media’s portrayal
betrayal
of his
presence
sons and daughters
all grown up
stolen years
snap shots memoires
of empty chairs
unlike the
torture seat
forced fed
to prevent starvation
tubes forced
insensitively
deep down
intrusive invasion
into empty
hollow throat
miscarriage of
justice
causing him
to choke
on the words
unheard
as he spoke
of his innocence
mistaken identity
isolation
solitary confinement
360 days sat
in silence
for being
non-compliant
tortured into
false confession
windowless cell
head smashed
against concrete
wall
brutal treatment
200 interrogators
rise and fall
hunger strike
starvation
is powerful
shrinking away
from the blame
2007 cleared for
release
not set free
security concerns
2010 cleared for
release
still detained
how can this
outcome be
acceptable
property destroyed
any form of
identity stolen
inhuman acts
unacceptable
5,000 nights
in captivity
released
without
charge
of
any
crime?
Shaker Aamer
as a fellow human being
dwelling on this
planet
accept my apology
for the brutality
you had to endure
my respect to thee
alongside your family
may your courage
encourage
unity
once more.
MMc2015
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