Poisoned Now This Land – Suriname

Last updated: Dec 21, 2025

Written by: Marce Ferreira | TraditionalBodywork.com

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Polluted open gutter channel in Paramaribo

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Poisoned now this land
your rivers and your shores
with blood and metal lies

your people raised in peace
now fighting one another

poisoned now your minds
your children and your heritage
with rage and bitterness

your people raised in fear
wiping out their history

poisoned now your pride
in silent screams you hide
with you a nation died.

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