Dear Cecil, This is really beautifully written and I am amazed that you have got no appreciation for it so far.
Diviya On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Cecil Pinto <[email protected]> wrote: > When you raped my land > I was affected. > When your truck ran over my school-going daughter > I was affected. > When my mother died of lung disease > I was affected. > When you destroyed my father's fields > And paid him a pittance > I was affected. > When you tore out mountains > Leaving red-earth scars > And homeless birds and animals > I was affected. > When you bought more trucks > And more trucks > And built your mansions > And fattened your bank accounts > While covering my village > With fine dust that slowly killed and corrupted everything > I was affected. > > And now after making enough money for many generations > Because you cannot make even more money > Suddenly you become the victim? > Suddenly you are mining affected?! > > =============== >
