Vharai Tamils Free I shall keep my ears plugged to the ground To hear your returning foot steps We were your shield and fortress And now you have left us... WE are weak; just skin and bones Yet the spark of humanity is left within us We shall survive. Under the starlit sky we sleep Dreaming of freedom. The haunting howls of the night Disturb my gentle sleep I shall be awake To see whether I could detect your foot prints in the sand on a full moon night. I have kept half- a-tamarind to share with you So that we can eat and talk of the meaning of humanity. That which binds us Far beyond the physical dimensions of our restrictions, fears and suspicions. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------    more »