I wrote a poem about the future of Sri Lanka as the country is going to face a Presidential election
very soon on the 16th of November. This is my personal take on it, and it isn’t an in-depth discussion
about what has been going on and what could happen going forward. It’s a short expression of my
views in poem form.
I don’t wish to see
Sri Lanka revert to
Pre 2015 again
There’s now a threat
Of white vans,
Authoritarianism,
Lawlessness,
Inability to criticise,
And more coming back
Yes, post 2015
Didn’t bring all
That was needed
And disappointments came
Though I feel
We’re headed in
The right direction
We did get
A reduction of
Presidential powers,
Right to information,
Open policy debate
Among others
The current negatives
Don’t make the
Pre 2015 status
More attractive
What we need
Is to study
What went wrong,
What went right,
And take our country
Where it needs to be
Let’s strive to
Improve on our
Current state
To make the Sri Lanka
We wish to see
