Home

Although it is presented as an abstract concept throughout the poem, the general idea of home is one of two prominent settings within the text. Home is primarily described as a place from which people, in this case refugees, leave or flee from. While the characteristics of home are left intentionally vague, it carries with it an overriding sense of danger. The war-torn and politically unstable countries represented by the idea of home are marked by the violence that takes place within them and the people seeking escape from them. Several references are also made to an unspecified city as a representation of home, although no details about the city are given.

The Path to Asylum

The path from home to asylum is another abstract, yet primary setting in the poem. This path is in part described in terms of its geographical characteristics. For example, for some refugees...