Decry Injustice to Palestinians
My friends, you are indispensable to the completion of their suffering.
Neither the sheep nor the crow,
or the heirs of official sin, cousins of the murderers,
trapped by their incandescent un-virtue, reeking of disaster.
You are, my friends, the voice of reason, of morality
the heirs of civility, of nobility, of humanity,
Heed your calling and stand, raise your voice
on the devastated land, and cry for justice.
Palestine will be free,
Free from the smug of genocide deniers,
Free from the yoke of repression,
Free from the chains of mass starvation,
Free from the unrelenting bombs, and sniper fires
that kill children at food lines, without mercy, without any remorse.
You are my friends, the voice of consciousness of an entire generation.
Silence is not an option, silence is complicity, a badge of dishonor
Weighing heavily with crushing implications.
Stand and release the quantum energy of liberation in the words, and tears in your eyes --
that speak truth to power and empathy to the heart,
Palestine will be free.
Copyright © Kaveh Afrasiabi | Year Posted 2025
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