Overheard in a Classroom by Michael Rosen
Jan 09, 2021, 06:38 PM
'On the Move. Poems about Migration' by Michael Rosen, page 118, (Walker Books)
He doesn't speak English, miss.
He comes from the Congo, miss.
I translate for you, miss.
He says that the bad men take his grandfather, miss.
He says that the bad men take his grandmother, miss.
He says that the bad men take his dad, miss.
He says that the bad men take his mum, miss.
He doesn't say how he got here, miss.
He can't say how he got here, miss.
....
He comes from the Congo, miss.
I translate for you, miss.
He says that the bad men take his grandfather, miss.
He says that the bad men take his grandmother, miss.
He says that the bad men take his dad, miss.
He says that the bad men take his mum, miss.
He doesn't say how he got here, miss.
He can't say how he got here, miss.
....