Poems
No Escape Again [poem]

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

Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Philippines

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

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