A Christmas Exhortation from Manus
Hold my hand
In this world, the situation is still so bad somewhere
Some people face difficulties
Inflicted by torment and nuisance
There is no safety somewhere
Somewhere everyone is cynical and careless
No one takes responsibility
Neither any organization nor institution
There is no follow-up or support
I’m worried about the future generations
The world is heading to a wrong point
The earth is a globe, orbiting with unfairness and tyranny toward inequality
Hatred and division arise among people
Metallic hearts are empty from emotion
A group of people provide support and compassion
Another group are just witnessing in silence
They don’t care about anything
And there is one more group who spread propaganda
naming us bad people, criminals
They aim to change people’s perspective towards us in a negative way
Creating unnecessary bias and inhuman thoughts
Generating division and distance in society
Emptying people’s hearts of love and compassion
This is not the correct and humane way of living, this is not support
No, this has led to a disaster for a group of helpless and defenceless people
Who sought asylum in your country
I am still asking the same question: why?
We are all innocent and same people
Why should we be still punished in this way?
The solution to this problem is not the unkind and inhumane treatment we are experiencing
Being illegally imprisoned for four and half years
Being illegally held in governmental offshore detention
We have been kept hostage and been stifled
With a law based on injustice
Australians! We need your support
To get the human rights that we deserve
To be able to live again and achieve freedom
We – all human beings – need a collective understanding and recognition
Let’s include love in our life
We are all passengers traversing the same route
We shouldn’t be taken apart
Remove the borders, we are all the same creature
We have the same blood in our vein
We are all connected to one another
With a strong tie called humanity
Let’s hold each other’s hands during difficult days
You are now more aware of our disastrous condition
And I am aware of your kind support from the media
Christmas is closing in, Merry Christmas in advance
It’s now the fifth year that we are stuck in your government’s prison camps
with no reason
After all these long years of misery
We need your attention, support and your hand
To achieve safety to build a new life in peace and freedom
Kaveh
Translation: Moones Mansoubi
Bio: My name is Kaveh. I write from within the Manus prison camps. I write to serve humanity with the hope of creating social change. I write to encourage people who care about humanity to be united and to help each other through these hard times. I write for those who know love.
With support from Writing Through Fences
