The East Indians Were Given A Raw Deal

The East Indians Were Given A Raw Deal, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

robbed
of their
heritage
their
goathan
usurped
of their
rights
taken
for a ride
now  few
old bunglows
their pain
wont hide
when hope
died ..
between
those who
came
to live
in their
 areas
and them
a gaping divide
one minister
came got
his votes another
minister lied
the neta builder
matrix was after
their property
after their hide
the church watched
from a afar silent
hands tied

render to ceasar
what belongs to ceasar
and to god what belongs
to christ.. lead kindly light
pushed away to malad
orlem uttan virar nallasopara '
they lost the will they lost
the fight...poetic plight
for them their bandra
gone out of sight ...
they gave away their
rights bought for peanuts
crushed by might