In big, black fonts it reads
Rohingya—the Forgotten People
I stared at the screen for a good 15s
How apt the Muslim Relief fund put it
Not on CNN, neither the New York Times
This small minority group suffer in silence
Under a junta whose santanic ways are not only unchecked
But left alone as the world carries on with the eternal growth in gdp...
There is this Roland-Garros, Grand Prix-es, High-speed rail, Disney World, smartphones
All these they call it civilization, leisures and entertainment
Come off it!!
People are dying from helicopters' machine-gunning!!!, rapes in the hills
, arson of human bodies!!!! and massive, massive exiles from their land!!
We are in the Information age, for Christ sake!!
What are you using your wifi for?? Please don't say is instagram...
The audacity to shoot helpless from helicopters in the 21st century speak of
All humanities' callous disregard to your fellow men/women
Whom tramped a lesser road, a sadder road, a more precarious journey
Out in the billions and countless stars in this infinite universe
It is none a coincidence that today we breathe and live together, on this blue dot
Dont leave a bad taste for this rendezvous
For I am certain heaven is a much smaller place than 8billion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6o02MQzM5M
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Author:
gongmu (
Offline) - Published: September 25th, 2023 10:28
- Comment from author about the poem: Please have some empathy
- Category: Sociopolitical
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I liked the part about the blue dot.
) Thank you for reading. Please have some empathy for them..
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