There are no homosexuals in Chechnya.

A slight insight to the torture and degrading manner that Russia, Putin and Ramzan have bestowed on Gay people within their own country.

As Nero fiddled while Catholics burned as torches,

To light the pavements that did not exist,

Now the Kremlin lies to hide its lust for blood,

How dare the western world yield and resist.

 

How can we detain those that do not live?

Those people have no home in Russia’s breast,

Dear Ramzan, you insane little man of no colour,

Wear that badge of evil with failure your crest.

 

Taboo they cringe in this conservative Chechnya,

Men do not love men as the book has told over,

Sheer torture and capture is the only medicine,

Electric shock, no blunt force, stamp boot marks in clover.

 

Putin that friend of those in power and tall tales,

Leave people to their own happenings and guile,

Flee fellows as this will not end well for you, I know,

A story that lurks as many in hidden government file!

Author's Note

Be brave and fight back!

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Strong write here. A total failure to accept the truth, to recognize diversity in people and show compassion. We live in a cruel world. My heart bleeds for minority groups singled out, tortured both mentally and physically and cast aside in this way.

Chris.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Thank you.

[Coyote Poetry]

This world my friend had step-backward. Yesterday at Lebron James home. Racism words. This is 2017 and we are still allowing hate and racism to stay alive. Here in the USA. Republican party trying to take away the rights of Gay couples to adopt and marriage. President Obama make great change and now? I hope you are doing well my friend. We need to pray for concern, kindness, respect and love. This world need these four words.
Coyote

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Thank you my good friend.

[Coyote Poetry]

Always good to hear from you. I hope you are doing well my friend. We need to stand as one. Can't allow hate to destroy our world.

[R J Askew]

It seems we are fated to go on being cruel for ever. Does we deserve to survive I wonder? We have evolved all sorts of new tech geegaws yet as a species we still have evil in us.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Thank you.

[Ruth]

I am still shocked at this attitude in modern times, I will never understand such archaic mindsets and it infuriates me...the torture and camps I have heard about also make my blood boil...sigh...sometimes words give no power to the ridiculous - ness of it all...

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Thank you.

[andrew mitchell]

Good write, every government has its shame files esp on same sex marriages.a sad world indeed. Even the bible is homophobic.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Indeed it is, thank you.

[Eliazar]

When will people realize that they cannot shove their own beliefs and ideals down other people's throats?
Very well written

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Thank you.

[Island Hippy]

Aloha Thomas, what a gutsy write! I love that poetry elevates voices like yours. This is smartly expressed and lingers with thoughtfulness and words for us to really ponder. Mahalo. Izzy

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Thank you.