Man in the underground
If he had been not so dark
If he had worn a suit that day
If he had lived in Paddington’s flat
If he had taken an elegant suitcase
If he had driven a car, and avoided the tube space.
If he had perceived the danger around him those summer days
But his face was dark
And he was wearing working clothes
But he lived in Tulse Hill
And he didn’t take a suitcase
Cause in Killburn someone needed urgent electric repairs
And he was there, with Gonzaga fluttering around his head.
He is dark enough, then suspicious
With his rugsack, even more
What are these cords, he must be on a mission!
Out! Ready to shoot to! Said a cop
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Is not as such anymore
A group of policemen approached
Towards the dead body in denim
His life sigh now is indeed hopeless
Such as hopeless is now peace.
Leuven, June, 2009
(Jean Charles de Menezes, joven electricista brasilero fue asesinado por policías de Londres en el tren subterráneo de esa ciudad. El próximo 22 de julio, se cumplen 4 años de su asesinato. El crimen sigue en la impunidad. Jean Charles de Menezes, a young Brasilian electrician, was killed by London´s policemen in the London underground. Next July, the 22nd, it will be 4 years from his murder. The Crime remains in impunity)
