Pain, unimaginable to the innocent mind,
Wracks their bodies at night.
To their suffering, the world is blind.
All of their requests declined,
The guards spit on their humanity with ill disguised spite.
Pain, unimaginable to the innocent mind.
The government tries to keep their voices confined,
As they keep the centers far out of sight.
To their suffering, the world is blind.
Screaming and crying, mothers and children are reassigned
To separate detention centers bathed in harsh light.
Pain, unimaginable to the innocent mind.
Far from the cities, they are trapped behind
Bars of ill disguised jails as they cower in fright.
To their suffering, the world is blind.
Behind their tv screens, the world watches the tragedy unwind,
They watch, sympathizing but not acting on, this violation of rights.
Pain, unimaginable to the innocent mind,
To their suffering, the world is blind.
Sep 23, 2020
Sep 23, 2020 at 12:05 PM UTC
Pain, unimaginable to the innocent mind,
Wracks their bodies at night.
To their suffering, the world is blind.
All of their requests declined,
The guards spit on their humanity with ill disguised spite.
Pain, unimaginable to the innocent mind.
The government tries to keep their voices confined,
As they keep the centers far out of sight.
To their suffering, the world is blind.
Screaming and crying, mothers and children are reassigned
To separate detention centers bathed in harsh light.
Pain, unimaginable to the innocent mind.
Far from the cities, they are trapped behind
Bars of ill disguised jails as they cower in fright.
To their suffering, the world is blind.
Behind their tv screens, the world watches the tragedy unwind,
They watch, sympathizing but not acting on, this violation of rights.
Pain, unimaginable to the innocent mind,
To their suffering, the world is blind.
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