Unwanted People

Unwanted People
in all corners of the world
have nowhere to flee

Unwanted people
try to shut themselves up
in order not to bother anyone

Unwanted people
are so unhappy, get so mad
that no one wants them anymore

Unwanted people
deserve to be locked up an hid
away from the public eye

Unwanted people
are increasing like a pestilence
we don't know how to cope with

Unwanted people
are buried in unnamed graves
and not written about in newspapers

Written by Elin Sverdrup-Thygeson
OSLO March 5, 2000