A teal-painted wooden door set into a yellow building. Photo: By Katia Rolon via Unsplash.

'Please God they are not at my door...'

Poem: At my door

'Please God they are not at my door...'

by Voirrey Faragher 24th January 2025

Please God they are not at my door.

It’s likely God is looking the other way for they are here

walking up the hill approaching our bungalow. A mass 

of desperate human debris. Some must be carried, 

some have sticks, others lean on friends.