Sweet Memories

Long after the joys are gone The bitter sweet memories remain Of our unforgettable companions And the exotic, exciting locales The few precious moments of real joy We savored in freedom and abandon Away from an unfriendly world That had vowed to keep us deprived As though the good things were not For us and our kind: its laws onesided Its earth apportioned, laurels conferred On those handpicked to repress and rule Over unfortunates seized and shocked Hearts atremble, their lips are locked And hearts branded with fear and pain. We're thankful at last we're free again To bring back the moments of joys past