I am trapped
My soul cannot move
I am in this body
Until my body dissolves of old

I am trapped
In my family tree
My parents and siblings,
Stay attached to me

I am trapped
My skin cannot change
I’ll take in the insult, the frustration,
The rage

I am trapped
In the country I have been conceived
The title I bear
The glances I have received

I am trapped
In this society
All this hustling and bustling
I am the minority

I am trapped
On this lonely planet Earth
With its one moon orbiting
I’ll stay here from birth

I am trapped
It is hard don’t you see
But in my entrapment
I’ll let life be.