Comitted to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 4 Num 6 Tue. June 03, 2003       Focus Do not build a cage for a man Muhammad Habibur Rahman If you want to build a cage for a squirrel Build it around a big tree in a chaparral. The squirrel must swirl, twirl and whirl. To make the squirrel feel happy and free At least five holes must be there in the tree So that it may play hide and seek. Do not build a cubbyhole for the squirrel meek. The man is supposed to have come of age For him it would be preposterous to build a cage. The poor guy! He is already in a squirrel cage. Whether in the Andamans and Nicober Islands, The St. Helena or the Robben Island Or at the Guantanamo base Or somewhere in similar other place If you intend to build for him a cage, For him that would be a great outrage. He may gape and snarl at you in rage. He may pine, peak and languish And in sorrow, angst and anguish, He may ape mockingly. Whether he would try shockingly A little tail to grow, Believe me! That I do not know. Muhammad Habibur Rahman is former Chief Justice and head of caretaker government.