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I spent years on Manus Island and in hotel detention. Finally I can live like a regular human being
Refugee and writer Mardin Arvin in Melbourne after his release from hotel detention. Photograph: Charlie Collins/Supplied
Refugee and writer Mardin Arvin in Melbourne after his release from hotel detention. Photograph: Charlie Collins/Supplied
Tue 2 Mar 2021 11.30 EST
Last modified on Tue 16 Mar 2021 00.06 EDT
The wind blows. Languid. The wind is calm, swirling around my body. It feels good.
I watch the leaves shifting places across the ground, I reflect on the fact that no one is standing over me any more, no one is watching me.