I Have Become A Sri Lankan Poem by Ponniah Ganeshan

I have become a Sri Lankan
In a fraction of second!
When I stepped in to the parliament
As the leader of opposition

I have become a Sri Lankan
In a fraction of second!
When it was announced
By His Excellency
That all our problems would be solved.

I have become a Sri Lankan
In a fraction of second!
When it was announced
That the lands occupied by Armed Forces
Would be released to the lawful occupants

I have become a Sri Lankan
In a fraction of second!
When it was announced
That some Tamil detainees kept in prison
Without charges framed, are released

I have become a Sri Lankan
In a fraction of second!
When I listened to the National Anthem
Recited with words made of my mother tongue.

Are these all only fractions of seconds or sign
Of a good governance in the years to come
For Sri Lanka!


For a moment
When it was announced
By His Excellency
That all our problems would be solved.

I have become a Sri Lankan
For a moment
When it was announced
That the lands occupied by Armed Forces
Would be released to the lawful occupants

I have become a Sri Lankan
For a moment
When it was announced
That some Tamil detainees kept in prison
Without charges framed, are released

I have become a Sri Lankan
For a moment
When I listened to the National Anthem
Recited with words made of my mother tongue.