21st Century Refugee

I am a stranger in a strange land
Your words sound strangely unfamiliar to me
My head echoes to the whistling of bombs falling from the clear blue sky
A casualty of the global war for oil

I am a refugee
Torn from all that means home to me
Family, friends, smells and sights
All lost in the perpetual fight 

I have walked 3,000 miles
Endless days without your smiles 
To an unknown future across the seas
In search of Peace and a land to be free

I am nothing but a stranger in this land
Believe me when I say "It's not the life I'd planned"
Endless days marching through the rain
Borders, mountains and plains
A safe haven from all the pain

I am a 21st Century  Refugee
Looking for a home to simply be
Searching for an end to endless war
Peace and stability and a place to call home.

So if you meet me on your streets
Tired and confused
With eyes that tell a thousand stories
Remember I did not want to leave my home
I am a 21st Century Refugee.