Asylum Monologue

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I remembered the time when my mother told me that we came to Australia by boat to seek asylum. She told me that I was two years old when our family arrived to Australia and at the time she was four months pregnant with my little brother. She told me that my dad was one of the richest man in the town… She said “one day at night, your dad came back home aflutter from the town and woke me up while you were in your bedroom sleeping. He told me to pack my things and leave the house immediately. I was so scared and trembled and had no idea what was going on. I asked him what is going on and he said that the terrorists are killing people everywhere with no hesitation. He told me that we should leave the house. I went in your bedroom and took you from …show more content…

He drove us to some point, then the car ran out of gas. He stayed in the boat because, there was war, children were kidnaped, women were raped and people were dying day and night. He was so worried about us, I never wanted to leave him behind and never wanted to die without him and you and your bro. However, he insisted and promised me that he would join us in Australia”. Furthermore, she told me how we suffered in the boat and what we faced. She said “we spent three months in the boat from to the Christmas Island. People thrust us; you cried so many times, I spent days in the boat without eating anything and drinking. All I could think of was you and your safety. People were talking but I could not understand anything they were saying. When we got into Christmas Island, I felt so sick because I was 7 months pregnant. Lucky us, they did not reject us and they took us into a detention centre. They gave us foods and drinks and took us to the detention centre clinic. That is where I gave birth to your little brother. We spent three good in the detention …show more content…

I was so different to everyone else. Furthermore, I remember when I first transferred from an Islamic school to a public, I honestly cried myself to bed. It was difficult. I went through my fair share of discrimination at school. I soon realised that I had control over how I felt. I learnt to be resilient. It is difficult when you are consistently portrayed as an outsider and enemy by the media. I mean I am not blood hungry. I do not dream about “wiping out” the entire human race. I want what you want, a safe environment, and shelter and education- basic and human necessities. We don’t spend every hour of he day planning our “next attack”. Islam has been hijacked, honestly. I soon realised as Margaret Thatcher once said, “no one can make you feel inferior without your consent”. I realised that I didn’t need to change, in fact, I didn’t want to. I just needed to get out of my comfort zone and become more vocal about why I did, what I did. If people didn’t understand, no problem! Agree to disagree. You don’t need to change that you are just to fit in. Trust me I

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