My Wishlist to Santa
This Christmas
I wish
Not to hear the haunting cries
Not to see children brutally die
Not to hunt for truth through thousands of lies
Not to read about the bombs, tanks, guns and missiles
Not to mourn about injustice and loss
Not to dread about the next worst thing
Not to be kept unaware of similar dreadful stories
Not to watch lost ones turn into ugly stats
Not to listen to justifications from bigoted brats
So Santa
I hope I wasn't bad this year
Can you give the gift of peace?
to those whose life is in turmoil
Can you give the gift of justice?
to those who have been wronged
Can you give the gift of power?
to those who don't have any
Can you give the gift of reparations?
to those who have been robbed of everything
Can you give the gift of respect and dignity?
to those who are humiliated for all their life
Can you give the gift of visibility?
to those who have been invisibilized by everyone
May be then I can have a holly jolly Christmas
And say ho ho ho
I am sorry my bar is not so low
#poem