Emile Pinet Poet Ghazal

Black Lives Matter

The streets are set on fire, black lives matter,
and things are looking dire; black lives matter.

Through assistive force and senseless killings,
police have raised black ire; black lives matter.

In their riot gear, cops attack the crowds,
and batons spark gunfire; black lives matter.

Blacks and whites marching for equality,
set the nation afire; black lives matter.

Steeped in the blood a black family spills,
is what bigots desire; black lives matter.

A black man, shot in the back seven times,
ignited a bonfire: black lives matter.

When white cops suddenly start shooting blacks,
panic spreads like wildfire; black lives matter.

There's so much hate in white America
that it may well backfire; black lives matter.

Remember Hitler's far-right agenda,
Jews burnt behind barbed wire; black lives matter.

Examine the foundations of your faith;
Emile's voice leads the choir, black lives matter.

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Paghunda Zahid October 4, 2020 at 12:54 PM Well penned, congratulations on your win Emile Pinet October 5, 2020 at 6:38 AM Thank you Paghunda, I appreciate it my friend, Emile.

Silent One October 3, 2020 at 5:03 AM This is brilliant and a great take on the ghazal.. I agree with your message, sad so many do not understand the point of it... The last stanza, is incorrect in regards to your syllable count, but still a great ghazal.. Congratulations on your placement in the contest.. Emile Pinet October 3, 2020 at 8:23 AM Thanks so much S.O., I appreciate the placement and have corrected the syllable count in the last stanza my friend, Emile.