Saw Children of Men last night. Quite intense. This (draft only) was the result.
Why we did nothing
Men are being tortured right now in Guantanamo Bay
Here on our island a whole class of people
Can now be detained without charge
Indefinitely
They will be the desesparido, just like
A whole generation of Brazilians.
In the name of democracy and Christianity,
A whole culture is demonised.
They hide torture behind words like rendition.
While he is tortured,
We do nothing. Why?
Because the sun still shines
Because making love still feels good
Because he just called again and I miss him
Because I argued with my boss
Because that idiot just cut me off
Because the baby was crying
Because the children need their lunch
Because I’ll miss the train if I don’t hurry
Because reading a book is my escape
Because my new laptop will arrive
Because I was writing something down
In case I forgot, in case I remembered,
In case I had to call them back later
Because, too often, I feel lonely too
Because light needs the darkness too
Because it hadn’t to happen to someone
And I didn’t want it to be me
Because I was scared to say anything
Because it’s all too complicated
Because sometimes I feel helpless
Because music makes me want to dance
Because that’s far away and I’m safe
Because it’s easy
Because it’s easy
Because it’s easy