Bell

Your bell has lost its sound
in this shining and bustling city
So, there are many people around
asking what time it is now, dear?

The sound does reach the deaf ears
of laborers and soldiers
But they prefer to wield their lustiness
On their own behalf or others

Your bell has been turned into earrings
for the statues in the city parks
Around offices the dogs are roaming
At the corrupt officials they bark

Your bell does tell the time
and this makes the people forgetful
The don't remember their age and crimes
just like crazy bulls

Ceremony

Do the fluttering flags
speak about eternal love?
Or they are mere symbols of death
like the epitaphs

Flag ceremonies have been there for ages
part of the vain tradition
In war or peace
They remain the symbols of nonsense

But flags are absent
at all religious ceremonies
Because to God all are equal
either you are colors, states or countries

-- By Maria Magdalena Bhoernomo

-- Translated by TIS

CHAOS

The climate is chaotic, they say
Yes, so irregular is the climate today
The political climate is also in disarray
The same with the economy

Suddenly I heard a gunshot
the whole country was hit by riots
So, where are the patriots?
They've run away, oh my God!

-- By Maria Magdalena Bhoernomo

-- Translated by TIS