Invisible Frontears
 
 

Our folks dwelled in this inn long ago
The street names an old father of mine
We ain't welcome in this place no more
Since we were forced across the line

Lately a new host occupies
But we don't devour like parasites
Our honor won't allow free rides
We can't be owned we pay the price

My face was marked with a stamp
At the door at first glance
I remain an alien unknown
Declared void wherever I roam

It's so hard to even say my name
Learning pet species just ain't the same
Cartoons and Sci-Fi are a big fuss
No room to imagine adventures with us

Who's veiled behind dark fancy glasses
To be secure and to keep me at bay
Contact is maybe toxic for the masses
The weather debases the lenses today

National ethno-graphic experts bring
Obsessions with boobs and painted skins
Wildlife is safe left in glass bins
No touching no feeling us harmful things
 

Fazeel Azeez Chauhan
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