Thank you Mrs. Opdahl.
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No Escape Again [poem]
I’m the one who broke the chain
Never to forget the pain
No escape once again
Back in Bicutan I remain


Merry Christmas they said expecting their gifts
As I entered their van with cuffs on my wrists
Your stay won’t be long, just pay us a fee
In a few short weeks we’ll set you free

The well-mannered agents who booked me were kind
Gather more bees with honey was what’s on their mind
Then off to the cage they prepared me to go
What lies ahead I did not know
Middle of the night I was put in the cage
Built by Marcos at a young age
To torture his rival’s for political dissent
From that moment on I began to lament


I found me a spot on the body strewn ground
I sat there in silence not making a sound
A stink in the air, rats running around
And the roaches they rule the entire compound

Here was the spot where I spent my days
Continuous seizures kept me in a haze
100 Strange eyes upon me all full of chatter
Everyone wondering what was the matter
Calls to the guards for some medical care
But they all fizzled off into the tropical air
When you’re thrown in the cage
You’re all on your own
Nobody will save you so grow a backbone
And you never know if you’re going home
My seizures began to cause quite a stir
Disturbing the guards from their scheming confer
I was ordered to sleep in the office with them
To keep peace and calm in the cage holding the men
How nice to sleep in a cool room with them
Where they can protect me from all those other men


But the men with the badges had different plans
They monetize everyone anyway they can
And pimp out the prisoners to grease their hands
No escape again
I belong to them
Until they’ve made their money
No escape again
I’m just a pig in their playpen
No escape again
The little boy is trapped in hell to fend
Once again
No escape again
No escape again
No escape again
No no no no escape again

Fuck no escape again
When will the nightmares end
No no escape again