Whisper

Whisper

A Poem by Abhra


There's no poetry for inhumanity,
injustice and greed.
There are no words that (placed in any order)
would make oppression beautiful.
No measure of language that makes it palatable.
Perhaps it is just as well
that you take my eyes out
So that from now on
I will not see;
my brethren
violated
killed on the streets
raped
beaten
I will not see how my folk run like rats
to eat
to speak
to sleep and dream
to laugh
to marry
to go to their grave (a life lived)
to be a refugee in our homes.
Mister you forgot to take out my ears
I can no longer hear them scream.

© 2016 Abhra


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I don't know.
"There's no poetry for inhumanity,
injustice and greed.
There are no words that (placed in any order)
would make oppression beautiful. "
Photos, words and lost of life. Each a powerful force. Life does move on but I told people often. If you think war is far away. The war will find you and beat your door. Must stop the craziness or fall to it. Powerful and worthwhile poetry. You made me think this morning. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote


Posted 7 Years Ago


This is a very powerful poem. There may not be poetry for all those awful things, but you did a fine job nailing them.

Posted 7 Years Ago


one the last sentence is the "so" at the beginning understood? "so I can no longer hear"? a different write for you I think, very poignant and strong, what if we could change the world with a few words or with a thought, how would we then have it? Utopian? With not a challenge or struggle? would we appreciate the thing we have were they not hard won?

Posted 7 Years Ago


Abhra

7 Years Ago

Thanks! And I made that statement because you implied that we must have undue suffering (as in acts .. read more
Corset

7 Years Ago

not implied Abra, it is a fact, civilizations on the whole are not often changed by words, if we cou.. read more
Corset

7 Years Ago

oppressed?

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