A huge congratulations to Ivanna, Year 11, for winning the national No Place Like Home Art and Poetry competition, a collaboration between the Sanctuary Foundation and the British Library.
Their winning entry was recognised at a special celebration at the British Library in London. We are incredibly proud of her creativity and achievement!
A silent wish
Yesterday – a home full of laughter and life.
Today – I try to fit my whole life into a single suitcase.
Yesterday, it wouldn’t have fit; today, it does.
What was once a mundane chaos, is now neatly folded into perfect piles.
And in the quiet of the dark, I still see: my favourite park, the laughter.
But with the rising sun, I’m back
In the city that hums a foreign song,
While my heart still beats in a language no one knows.
A new home, new “perfect” life to grow,
But I still wish for that life I knew before.
So in the silence of my wish, I find my way,
A quiet hope that someday the past will stay,
But for now, I’ll carry it inside me,
And build a life from the ashes if what was.