My country has been torn apart
And so has my grieving heart,
Our life has been turned upside down
The bombs have tortured our town,
Shall we go or should we stay?
Or fight on for another day?
Our life now fits inside a bag
It weighs me down, my feet drag,
As we walk mile after mile
Gone are the days when we could smile,
Shall we go or shall we stay?
Or fight on for another day?
Fear consumes our every breath
Each step we take is close to death,
Our fate lies in a strangers hand today
There is no other way,
Shall we go or should we stay?
Or fight on for another day?
Around me people fall and die
As orphans all alone cry,
Should we cross the dangerous sea?
Should we take the risk and flee,
Shall we go or should we stay?
Or fight on for another day?
Will I survive I do not know
Each day my hope seems to grow,
Will I live to see the end of this war?
Or like the rest will I fall?
Shall we go or should we stay?
But I will fight for another day.
Clodagh Delahunty-Forrest