A Sudden Cry of Pain

Every day the sun rises
But we are in a position
That can't rise up
Can you imagine what it is?

I like to see the world
But I know that I can't
Can you tell me about the world?
Do the people treat you well enough?

Every bird has feathers
So they fly around the world
My great God gave me eyes to see the world
But my eyes were covered by someone

I have two legs to walk
but it is bound by someone
I would like to walk as a free man
But I don't know if my dream will come true or not

Can you understand a person?
Sometimes he has a smile in his face
But you don't know what kind of problem he has inside
Because of this, tears fall from my eyes

BY RAMESH

[Written by an asylum seeker detained on Christmas Island. From <http://www.refugee.org.cx>.]

From Green Left Weekly, September 18, 2002.

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From GLW issue 509