Deja-Vu
Dinghies cross at night,
Gendarmes slash, yet boats still sail,
Hope drifts on black waves.
Promises broken,
“Un en, un hors” accord fails,
Borders hold their breath.
Coastguard logs reveal,
Boats still reach the distant côte,
Numbers surge like tides.
Standards taut with turmoil,
Brook House waits in sombre halls,
Migrants quest refuge.
Union voices call,
Solidaires plead for justice,
Secrets swallowed deep.
Prospects swell each day,
Man and law clash endlessly,
Calm remains absent.
Sabotage at sea,
Déjà-vu — same rules break,
Mirage fades to truth.
Façade of respect,
Etiquette masks cold outrage,
Pot-pourri of strain.
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