Emigrating

Will I be denied transport 

To my village a thousand kilometres away 
Because my body quivers 
from the weight of this journey 
My blood 
My life 
doesn’t carry the virus 
that you and I are so afraid of 
so afraid that we’d turn away from each other 
We will be dropped off in the middle of nowhere
Flail in delirium 
Under the light of the sun 
The darkness in our humanness 
Condemns us to death 

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Inspired by the true story the film "Homebound" is based on