Human Rights
Human Rights
We struggled more
With these rights which are the rights of humanity
We cried for our rights
We cried for our rights as humans
Our rights for education, sustainability and more
With this cry both a boy and man cried interchangeably for freedom from slavery not in chain form but poverty and debt
We struggled more with these rights
We struggled with the rights of humanity
History had a way of writing us down
With its bitter sweet lies and truth
History had a way of taking these rights from us
Our struggle was deep
Our struggle cut off our rights of humanity
We watched ourselves drink from the cup that was half empty
We watched ourselves drink from the cup of empty promises while we suffered loss broken down from our rights as humans
We had sound melodies of redemption as we screamed for equality and freedom
Our rights, your rights, my rights and the human rights
We paced ourselves as we created rhythms with our footsteps chanting to the beat that will never change
We had sound melodies of redemptions as we screamed for equality and freedom for the rights of humanity
The human rights
Poet
Masego Nkuna
Copyright © Masego Nkuna | Year Posted 2019
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