Untitled(They were like an afterthought)

They saw from the safety of the boat a Syrian father and daughter in the seaThey were like an afterthoughtThey didn’t see them drownThey thought they heard them for an hour talking to each other how a daughter and father do when they are asking how the other isWhen it was impossible to see them they held onto the imageThere was no moon, the weather was murky and the night absoluteThe women wanted to turn the boat to look for themThe authorities said they had to be looked afterThey said the