Sinking the Poor

Sinking the Poor

Addy Hasan

Jakarta was the city of every citizen

Where the poor and the rich used to meet

Jakarta was the city of millions hope

When the struggle and dreams came

But, Jakarta today is not used to be 

Sinking the dreams and hope of poor

Jakarta is for the have

Left behind tears and cries of mother and children

The poor was evicted from their homeland

Leaving their dreams and hope

The rich were risen to the skyscraper

Getting their wealthy and success

 Thousand houses of fishermen were destroyed

Near luxury apartments and gallant malls

All is evicted, until it is destroyed.

Now Jakarta only for conglomerates

In the name of development said the leader

Ciliwung riverbank, Luar Batang, Rawajati all is evicted

Left debris and hurts

But not Mangga Besar the buildings of Conglomerates

Thousand houses and giant buildings stand still

The poor living in hired narrow flat

Let them live like a bird in a cage

Make them to rent the flat to the rest of life

It is the place for the poor

Coast Jakarta is for cartel not fishermen

Made children miss school, fathers were forced to idle

And again it is for modernization

And the leader said again “It’s for better Jakarta”

Sinking the poor…

Jakarta, 17 October 2016