Kaya

They trample me torture me

Stamp me spit on me

They put a hole through me

And drain me of my blood

Still in life and death

They coexist with me

They sacrifice me

They divide me, burn me

Every now and then

What am I to them

After it is I who gave them 

What they have wanted

And this is what they give me

They burden me, toxic me

They burn me everyday

And how they burn with me

I silently bear it all

Hoping they will change

But it is only I who change

Everyday I lose a little

They lose more than a little

Unknown to them I bear it all

For then there are always those

Who love me care for me

And nurture life in me

And worship me wholly

With their heart and soul

And it is in them I bury

The seeds of hope

For a better tomorrow