On this night, we wait for the light.

Cowering in shadowy corners
we wait for the light.
Hovering under stark underpasses
we wait for the light.
Retreating into hidden closets
we wait for the light.

We are a people who dwell in darkness.
We live
We breathe
We arise
We sleep in darkness.

We have grown accustomed and comfortable in the darkness.

Amidst unimaginable and unwarranted wealth… we live in self grandeur and self delusion.
Surrounded by pollutants and poisonous streams… we breathe sickness and death.

Creating unchecked power and amoral might… we arise to empirical pretensions and conquest.
Indifferent amongst poverty and grief… we …