Why Not Me? Poem by Mohammed Arshad Amin

Why Not Me?

I fight for the country, people call me a soldier.
I fight for what is right, they call me a politician.
I treat people for diseases, they call me Doctor.
I sail a boat, they call me a sailor.

I keep and sell in a store, they call me a salesman.
I sew clothes by a machine, they call me a tailor.
I make breads for people, they call me a baker.
I post letters at the post office, they call me a postman.

I catch fish with a net, they call me a fisherman.
I toil in the paddy field, they call me a farmer.
I study the books, they call me a student.
I teach the students, they call me a teacher.

I seek justice, but they don't call me a justice seeker.
I am looking for freedom, but they don't call me a freedom seeker.
Why is this happening to me?
Why don't they summon me it?

- Mohammed Arshad Amin