Walking black corpses in Europe

Dr.Suryaraju Mattimalla


“Walking black corpses in Europe”
I am a walking black corpse in Europe.
“I am walking and walking with my wife and son.
I am walking carrion in front of white people.
In front of the browns, I'm walking a carcass.
I am a walking corpse in front of whites and browns.
Humans are staring at me.
Yes, I saw them.
They are humans.
But
They are staring at me as if we were aliens.
Yes, we are aliens to the European race.
They are staring at me without turning their faces
I am confused about their eyes.
I have been conformed
They are normal.
But
They are still staring at me.
My wife
My son
We still conformed.
They are humans.
But
Still, they are not turning their eyes.
My four-year-old child,
Asking me
Why are they staring at us?
We are silent.
We don’t have an answer.
We have an answer.
But
How can we say?
We are black people.
That may hurt him.
That may humiliate him.
That may stress him.
That may traumatize him.
Just like our stress and trauma
that we have been going through for a long time
That may kill him.
My wife and me
replied to my son
We are black people.
That’s why
They are staring at us differently.
He knows
Why he was not touched by white and brown
We told him
We don’t stare at anyone like they are staring at us.
Because we are humans.
We should not dehumanize anyone.
As he understood
Okay, mom and dad.
We reached home
With a lot of dehumanization
With a lot of humiliation
With a lot of rampant racism from whites.
They forgot
Blacks are humans.
But things
Things in the museum
I understood
Why did Cornel West say that?
Blacks will never grow in the eyes of whites.
I understood
Why Aimé Césaire said
Every white man is a Hitler.
Every white woman is a Hitler.
Every white queer person is a Hitler.
When they see a black
Just like my untouchable in India
Just like my untouchable in Nepal
Just like my untouchable in Japan
Just like my untouchable in Sri Lanka
Just like my untouchable in Pakistan
Just like my untouchable in Bangladesh
We are dehumanized in Europe.”

  • Authors: Dr.Suryaraju Mattimalla
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  • Finished: December 20th, 2022 12:00
  • Limit: 6 stanzas
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  • Comment from author about the poem: "India had never seen me as a fully human being because of my untouchable caste background, my black skin color, and my gay background." Dr. Suryaraju Mattimalla (he/they), black, untouchable caste, labour, founder of Equality Religion. Author of the globally acclaimed "Compatibility of the Death Penalty with the Purpose of Criminal Punishment in Ethiopia". Truth and Justice Matter-John Rawls, A Theory of Justice. “There will be no death penalty, extrajudicial killings, or judicial killings. Judicial killing is a crime against constitutional morality, and extrajudicial killing is a crime against humanity. Even criminals have the right to life in prison.” Dr.Suryaraju Mattimalla. Author of the globally acclaimed "Compatibility of the Death Penalty with the Purpose of Criminal Punishment in Ethiopia". Why I Am Not Indian: The Untouchable Rejecting India's Citizenship. LGBTQ Rights Campaigner + Untouchable Lives Matter Campaigner + Black Lives Matter Campaigner + Human Rights Campaigner+ Anti-Death Penalty Campaigner. Dr. Suryaraju Mattimalla, (he/they), B.A.,M.A.,M.Phil.,Ph.D(History), John Rawls Good Shepherd, Author, LGBTQ Rights Activist, Human Rights Activist, Anti-Corruption Activist, Whistleblower Activist, Anti-Pedophile, Anti-Slavery, Anti-Caste, Anti-Race, Anti-Untouchability, Rationalist, Writer, Scholar, Poet, Critic, Atheist, YouTuber, Philanthropist, Humanitarian, Former Assistant Professor, Outspoken, And Blogger. Dr. Suryaraju Mattimalla (he/they), black, untouchable caste, labour, founder of Equality Religion.
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