Ahmad Shiddiqi - Slaves

(dedicated to people who need peace and love)

feel so smart
feel so strong
feel so divine

so much hatred
so much dislike
so much revenge

much envy
much greed
much jealousy

think so short
think so strict
think so small

so many tricks
so many enemies
so many strategies

many tears
many victims
many wounds

need battles quickly
need battles eagerly
need battles tremendously

battles for zero
battles for useless
battles for nothing

for fear
for suffer
for vicious

act to repair
act to revive
act to rebuild

to unkind groups
to unknown friends
to unvoiced communities

unkind works
unknown hopes
unvoiced freedom

you are the pain
you are machines
you have no brain

you spread chaos
you spread neurosis
you spread insomnia

you give daydreams
you give nightmares
you give broken hearts

you, who have no luck
do you still want to burn
those crazy wars?

you, who have no future
do you still want to provoke
those cursed wars?

you, who have no love
do you still want to continue
those stupid wars?

no longer
we trust you
you are slaves of arrogant

no longer
we need you
you are slaves of rudeness

no longer
we believe you
you are slaves of chauvinism

you are
the real slaves
of anger, danger and Lucifer

(inspired by wars in everywhere, whenever)

Ahmad Shiddiqi

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