Ignorance Is Not a Friend
Adolescents gallivant the street in glee
they sing and shout enjoying freedom they never accounted for
knowing not the pain the ones before suffered so they may gain
Ignorant of the blood stained walls they pass as they happily walk
Their noise makes the streets come alive in the night
It disguises the cry of the meek to howls of joy
it silences the death rattle of the woman suffering at the hands of the beast for he still roams the streets
its tranquil in ignorance that covers the deceit of the man standing at the alter preaching
the one who hears the desires of the afflicted has gone to sleep
he sees us not for the fire that was once ablaze is extinguished
this treacherous sin is the wax that has covered the ears of the creator
darkness roams where light once was for evil prevails when the good cease to do good
behind closed doors his monstrous hands daily caress her body
everyone hears her cry yet hide behind their fingers and choose not to fight
a hero to many is a villain with no mercy
only the foreigner objects to this inhuman behavior
a heroine walks in to save the day for she is a purposeful trailblazer
a breath of fresh air that tangles the cobwebs that lay
troubles the stagnant waters that the nostalgic thought to be bliss
uncovers the hidden and frees her from captivating and enlightens the world on the wrong of the situation
A new generation rises to take their place
its a choice well all should make or drown on a trance to a dismal fate
its either we stare in ignorance or end the cycle of abuse
fight the scourge that has prevailed before
YOUTH WHERE ART THOU? THE TIME IS NOW! STAND UP AND FIGHT
Ignorance is not a friend!
Copyright © Tshegofatso Seabe | Year Posted 2012
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