Mirror for Blind

By William Gomes The mirror is shining The Earth is moving The earth crawling in pain But the Men are blind! The Men are dancing on their success They are kings, they lords They have nice name Obama,Hasina, Rajapaksa Or USA, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, They have different name but they are blind They are one! The men are blind for power and position The men are blind to kill and conquer The men are killing each other Then men will keep killing until they kill themselves If Shri Narayana Guru comes again, they will kill Guru Yes! They will kill Guru and form another 9/11 or 7/7 They will Send Guru in Exile! Yes! I am serious, they are blind, and they cannot see the Mirror Yes, I am serious; they dont want to see the Mirror Yes, I am serious they dont read poem Yes, they are serious too! Yes, they dont read poem but they made law Yes, they are expert! In legalizing killings! Yes! Guru, dont come, they will kill you! Yes, they are blind, they cannot see Yes, they had broken the justice Yes, they had broken the mirror for others Yes, they made others blind who want to see.

This is a reflection on a poem Looking in the mirror- (3) written by prominent Sri Lankan born jurist, author, poet, human rights activist, prolific writer Mr. Basil Fernando. Basil Fernando, Director, Policy & Programme Development, Asian Human Rights Commission.