Conflicted

Connected to the world
Spoilt for choice
Reading freely
Comrades contemplating leadership
Elders highlighting gender disparities
This corner warmer
Happy days
Growing longer

Excluded in the world
A harsh reality
Billions trapped in inequality
Hard workers
Struggles bold
The battles
No longer about wars cold
Food on the plate
A choice
Which they don’t hold

Included in the world
The ruling elites
Middle class comforts
Milk and satellite TV
Liberty
Common as eggs and meat
Good intentions
In policy buried
Execution
A hit and mystery

By Simone Beatrice Naik Noemdoe, 2012-02-02
Inspired by Archbishop Desmond Tutu
http://forumblog.org/2012/01/davos-2012-time-to-close-the-gap/


Outside In

Inside my bubble
I learn new things from time to time
Creating small changes along the way
Slow journeys
Passing life
Day by day

Inside my bubble
I try to find new voices from time to time
Chasing tiny improvements along the way
Slow moving
Accepting existence
Year to year

Inside my bubble
I seek solace from time to time
Pursuing inner peace
Slow aging
Skulking forward
Decade to decade

By Simone Beatrice Naik Noemdoe, 2012-02-02.