Refugee-The One Left Behind - Poem by Loke Kok yee

Refugee-The One Left Behind - Poem by Loke Kok yee

If there are a thousand refugees out there
And for nine hundred and ninety nine we cared
Can we stand up tall with our conscience clear?
And just shrug off the one left behind in fear
Are we righteous by saying the numbers filled?
When truth was a lack of political will
Or could the reason be that they're maimed and old
And in your society they don't have a role

His only wish; a chance for a normal life
Free from wars and all the political strife
To seek happiness without hurting others
In a peaceful world like sisters and brothers
Where no one is judged by what they believed in
Or see others through glasses coloured with tint
To pursue his dreams freely among his kind
Not abandoned and be the one left behind
Loke Kok yee