“Get up”, said his mother one morning as she wept. “You have to leave, you are late.” The boy didn’t ask any questions he simply prepared his belongings and got ready quickly. Without knowing why, he waited for his sister. When she too was ready, their parents hugged them, started crying and told them to hurry to a particular address. As soon as they got there, the brother and sister realised exactly what was going on. The smuggler was waiting for them and put them in a van without further delay. The siblings were shaking with fear and worry. After a very long journey they arrived in a land far far away whose name they did not know. There was no question of rest there. The boy had to work from morning till night to cover both their expenses. There was no more peace or tranquillity, no more open horizons. The boy had become very troubled in this unknown place. He, who had never known sadness, had nothing but sad thoughts. If only he had been able to say goodbye to his friends, to know what had brought on this situation, if only there was someone to understand him even a little, if only he could see his friends again and talk with them once more. This is what he wanted, more than anything else. There were so many questions he wanted to ask. One day, he turned to God and said, “So you won. You took everything from us. You can have it all, but why don’t you ask me why I am still alive? Do you want to torture me? What have I done? Was it all my fault? Haven’t I suffered enough?”
Life in that far away land got worse by the day. Yet, the boy suddenly fell in love and this gave him great hope. Unfortunately, the girl he fell in love with left him. Those two siblings seemed to be trapped in that far away land. Nothing was going right for them. Both were broken hearted. Yet, his sister always encouraged him, and every defeat strengthened him. He felt that life had nothing positive to offer him. He had suffered and been hurt so often that he attributed anything positive to mere coincidence. His sister always stood by him like a guardian angel and this helped the boy face all their problems, overcome any difficulties and try to find the good and positive in his life. The siblings never saw their family again. They had been forced to march alone on the road to achievement, to attain the impossible, to prosper and climb the ladder of success by themselves.
A crazy boy
Who learnt so much
Does not live calmly
But walks in the rain
Tired and broken
If only there was someone to stand by him
Someone to understand him
Someone to lessen his pain.
If only he could return to his homeland
To play with his friends at home
If only none of this had happened
If only there was a solution
If only he could find happiness
If only, if only…
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