Born beside water
Thrown into it to float,
Grew up, a fish
Survival, inside it.
Born in the shanty
Bred in the slum,
Suffering in the ghetto
Drowning in the island.
No boat, no ship
No bridge, no border
Toxic waste, gaseous water
Muddy water, moody life.
Rains wash the farms
Floods sweep the shelters,
Rivers overflow their banks
Tragedy booming the doom,
Aquatic land, dead people.
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