Mahtab Bangalee Poet Free verse

I'M Civilized Trader

I'm American and I'm civilized!
-Really?
I'm European and I'm civilized!
-Really?
I'm Oceanian and I'm civilized!
-Really?
I'm African and I'm civilized!
-Really?
I'm Asian and I'm civilized!
-Really?
I'm Antarctican and I'm civilized!
-Really?

I'm only civilized and I'm white!
-Really?
I'm only civilized cause I'm from oppressed black!
-Really?
I'm Hindu and I'm civilized!
I'm Buddhist and I'm civilized!
I'm a Jew and I'm civilized!
I'm Christian and I'm civilized!
I'm Muslim and I'm civilized!
I'm Sikh and I'm civilized!
I'm Jain and I'm civilized!
-Really?
-Really?
-Really?

One drop of blood is laughing behind my (venomous) teeth!
I'm civilized! And I only stand on (lame) peaceful feet!
And I greet you all to learn from my civilized myth!
I'm civilized!
I'm civilized!
I'm civilized!

-Really!
Oh! all you're funny trader
crawling as hidden viper!


©Mahtab Bangalee, Chattogram
July 12, 2018

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Mawlid Ganim January 11, 2023 at 1:08 AM it's not but it's daring poetic writing; salute you for true writings

Valentin Savin September 2, 2021 at 7:26 AM Dear Mahtab, I liked your verse. I hope that you will not mind that, being Russian, I can also consider myself a civilized person. LOL

Charles Messina September 1, 2021 at 9:44 AM One just needs to be righteous to be civilized- Really Love the message, Mahtab. Many blessings my friend... Charlie