MESSAGE ON A BANKNOTE

i am the toothless beggar gurning in your face
i am a mountain people abandoned to their fate
i am the crying toad who lost his livelihood
i am the zero-fighter hiding in the jungle
i am the prisoner of conscience languishing in jail
i am the lonely widow her face behind a veil
i am the stooping hunchback
i am the circus freak
i am the blinded child who saw his destiny
my message on this banknote is written here to show
that money cannot buy me
that hatred wont prevail
that lies cannot defeat me
that ignorance will fail to deter me
i am the faceless woman dishonoured and disgraced
i am the refugee dispossessed and displaced
i am the lonely soldier drumming out his beat
i am the sleeping orphans dark flowers on the street
i am the restless ghost howling in the night
i am the silent witness to a genocide
i am the weeping mother in mourning for her child
i am the kazoo player on his endless circle ride
my message on this banknote is written here to show
that money cannot buy me
that hatred wont prevail
that lies cannot defeat me
that ignorance will fail to deter me
so dont you look away
no dont you look away
this message on a banknote is written here to tell
that all is not well...